Expected

* WHAT...Northwesterly winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Toole and Liberty Counties, Hill County, Northern Blaine County, Western and Central Chouteau County, Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine, and Fergus County below 4500ft. * WHEN...Until 6 PM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be the over the

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At 543 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hell Creek Rec Area to 15 miles northwest of Circle. Movement was north at 40 mph. 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Glasgow, Wolf Point, Nashua, Fort Peck, The Pines Rec Area, Tampico,

At 644 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Bedias, or 15 miles west of Huntsville, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Huntsville and Crabbs Prairie. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

At 545 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 12 miles southeast of Ballantine, or 17 miles northwest of Hardin, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Hardin, Custer, Ballantine and Pompeys Pillar. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 704 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Swayzee, or 8 miles west of Marion, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch 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... Marion, Sweetser, Swayzee, Sims, Converse, Roseburg, Mier, and Herbst. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Mount Gilead to Cardington to near Delaware. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Marion, Mount Vernon, Mount Gilead, Fredericktown, Cardington,

At 508 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over southeastern Badlands National Park, or 37 miles north of Pine Ridge, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea to half inch hail. Dry lightning. 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... Kyle, Potato Creek, Lonesome Valley, Goose Neck Housing, Thunder

At 518 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds along a line extending from 3 miles west of Grindstone to 6 miles northwest of Elm Springs to 8 miles southwest of Hereford. Movement was north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wall, New Underwood, Union Center, Wasta, Quinn, Enning, Elm Springs,

At 619 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Hayes, or 26 miles west of Fort Pierre, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Mission Ridge. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.