WWUS85 KTFX 030219 SPSTFX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 819 PM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025 MTZ304-305-030315- Hill County MT-Eastern Toole and Liberty MT- 819 PM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL IMPACT LIBERTY...EASTERN TOOLE AND NORTHWESTERN HILL COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM MDT... At 816 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lothair, or 18 miles southwest of Chester, moving northeast at 35 mph. Additional thunderstorms extended north to the Canadian border. Wind gusts in excess of 50 mph are likely from these storms with brief moderate rainfall and small hail possible with the strongest cell to track east along the Hi-line including Lothair and Chester. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Chester, Joplin, Inverness, Lothair, Hingham, Rudyard, Whitlash, Tiber Dam, Devon, and Galata. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4836 11039 4823 11144 4900 11185 4899 11042 TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 246DEG 34KT 4840 11134 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ BH