National Weather Force has issued a Tornado Watch, effective this afternoon through evening.
Zones affected: North, Central, and Southern Montana.
Official Discussion: A system out of the Western United States will bring severe thunderstorms and tornado risks across Montana this afternoon and evening. Storms will move from northwest to southeast across the entire length of the watch area.
Select cities included near or in this watch will be Shelby, Chester, Havre, Great Falls, Lewistown, Winnett, Roundup, Hysham, Billings, and Hardin. The areas with the best tornado risk will be a triangle between Lewistown, Winnett, and Roundup.
Severe Thunderstorms capable of damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes will be likely through the evening.
Alternative Discussion:
...MT/WY... Several weak shortwave troughs are noted this morning moving east-northeastward across the northern Rockies. These features, combined with persistent easterly low-level winds across central/eastern MT will result in scattered afternoon thunderstorm development. Relatively isolated supercells are expected over MT, with more convective coverage farther south into eastern WY and western SD/NE. Storms will be capable of large hail and damaging winds, along with the possibility of a tornado or two (mainly over parts of MT).
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