Montana Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/15/2026 16:42

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 15 at 5:42PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 15, 2026 - 4:42pm
Expires: 
May 15, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 539 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking scattered showers with isolated strong thunderstorms across the area moving southeast at 30 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... Sidney, Glasgow, Wolf Point, Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Poplar, Culbertson, Opheim, Whitewater, Richland, Fairview, Nashua, Brockton, Fort Peck, Medicine Lake, Bainville, Saco, Froid, and Richey.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Fort Peck Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description: 
Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Northern Phillips; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt
Forcast Office: 
NWS Glasgow MT