Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 15 at 6:39PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 5:39pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 638 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered showers with
isolated thunderstorms across the area moving southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Sidney, Glasgow, Wolf Point, Plentywood, Scobey, Poplar, Culbertson,
Circle, Opheim, Richland, Fairview, Nashua, Brockton, Fort Peck,
Medicine Lake, Bainville, Froid, Richey, Westby, and Flaxville.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Fort Peck Lake, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Central and Southern Valley; Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt
Forcast Office:
NWS Glasgow MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov