Montana Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 06/12/2026 17:46

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 12 at 6:46PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 12, 2026 - 5:46pm
Expires: 
June 12, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
At 646 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 5 miles south of Seeley Lake to 6 miles south of Alberton, or extending from 32 miles northwest of Drummond to 20 miles west of Missoula, moving south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Missoula, Lolo, Alberton, East Missoula, Bonner-West Riverside, Wye, Florence, Seeley Lake, Tarkio, Riverbend, Turah, Twin Creeks, Clinton, Ninemile, Potomac, Lolo Hot Springs, Nimrod, Greenough, Cyr and Clearwater.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Lower Clark Fork Region; Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys; Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains; Potomac/Seeley Lake Region
Forcast Office: 
NWS Missoula MT