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SPSTFX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
745 PM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026

MTZ327>330-160245-
Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains MT-
Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains MT-
Northwest Beaverhead County MT-
Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft MT-
745 PM MDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...GUSTY SHOWERS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND NORTHWESTERN
BEAVERHEAD COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM MDT...

At 743 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line
extending from 7 miles north of Silver Bow to 15 miles northeast of
Wisdom to 15 miles west of North Fork. Movement was east southeast
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph, rain changing to snow at and
         above pass level.


SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. A brief period of locally heavy snow
         showers at and above pass level may cause slippery roads
         and reduced visibility.

Locations impacted include...
Dillon, Twin Bridges, Jackson, Wisdom, Silver Star, Grant, Melrose,
Wise River, Dewey, Bannack, Glen, Beaverhead Rock State Park,
Polaris, and Bannack State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Watch for rapidly changing conditions.

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LAT...LON 4575 11392 4578 11386 4575 11382 4593 11349
      4576 11339 4588 11310 4581 11300 4576 11277
      4563 11270 4575 11244 4575 11228 4573 11220
      4537 11223 4498 11293 4497 11340 4533 11374
      4550 11376 4554 11383 4559 11380 4563 11387
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 270DEG 15KT 4611 11266 4581 11330 4546 11429

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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RCG