Alertes en vigueurFergus

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 488 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA CASCADE FERGUS JUDITH BASIN MEAGHER IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA BLAINE CHOUTEAU IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA BROADWATER JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA LEWIS AND CLARK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, BELT, BIG SANDY, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, CARTER, CASCADE, CHINOOK, DEEP CREEK PASS, ELK PARK PASS, FLESHER PASS, FORT BENTON, GRASS RANGE, GREAT FALLS, HARLEM, HAYS, HELENA, HOBSON, HOMESTAKE PASS, KINGS HILL PASS, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, MARTINSDALE, MONTANA CITY, RAYNESFORD, ROGERS PASS, STANFORD, TOSTON, TOWNSEND, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WHITEHALL, WINIFRED, AND WINSTON.

What: Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
Where: South Central Fergus County in central Montana
When: Until 1045 PM MDT.
Impacts: Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. Rises in small streams and creeks.
Additional Details: - At 747 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include Forestgrove. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

At 806 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 miles south of Roy to 10 miles southwest of Grass Range, moving east at 20 mph.
Hazard: 70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include Grass Range and Forestgrove.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.