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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0523 for Southeast Montana

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0523

Locations Affected

Southeast Montana

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Two intense supercells continue to track southeastward into the watch area. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will remain possible for a few more hours with these storms.

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely

Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 523
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
850 PM MDT Thu Jul 17 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southeast Montana

* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 850 PM
  until 200 AM MDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Two intense supercells continue to track southeastward
into the watch area.  Large hail and damaging wind gusts will remain
possible for a few more hours with these storms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles north and south of a line from 90 miles west of Miles
City MT to 15 miles southeast of Baker MT. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 522...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
29030.

...Hart

National Risk Overview

Friday, July 18: TORNADO: 5%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Saturday, July 19: TORNADO: 2%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Sunday, July 20: ANY SEVERE: 5%
Monday, July 21: ANY SEVERE: potential too low
Tuesday, July 22: ANY SEVERE: potential too low
Wednesday, July 23: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Thursday, July 24: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Friday, July 25: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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