Montana Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 05/25/2026 18:50

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 25 at 7:50PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 25, 2026 - 6:50pm
Expires: 
May 25, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
At 750 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms extending from 13 miles southwest of Kalispell to 10 miles southeast of Swan Lake, or extending from 13 miles southwest of Kalispell to 25 miles northeast of Polson, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Kalispell, Evergreen, Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Bigfork, Woods Bay, Swan Lake, Creston, Somers, Lakeside, Hungry Horse, Martin City, Rollins, La Salle, Kila and Marion and Flathead Lake.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Kootenai/Cabinet Region; West Glacier Region; Flathead/Mission Valleys
Forcast Office: 
NWS Missoula MT
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov