More Dangerous Storms Possible for Most of Montana Friday

Thunderstorms, rain, dangerous winds, and damaging hail are a serious possibility for dozens of counties across Montana on Friday afternoon into Friday night. It's crucial to keep updated on weather updates today, especially if you're traveling on the roads.

A list of counties and cities affected by Severe Weather Alerts on Friday is below. More Montana counties and towns may be added.

Some locations in just east of the Divide have already experience damaging hail on Friday, up to quarter size. Storm cells and moving fast, and develop quickly.

"A severe thunderstorm watch means that conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms to develop in a specific area. It indicates that there is a potential for thunderstorms to produce wind gusts of 58 mph or higher, hail 3/4 inch or larger in diameter, or both."

• WHAT: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ON FRIDAY
• WHEN: IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY EVENING
• WHERE: IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA: CASCADE, FERGUS, JUDITH BASIN, AND MEAGHER
• IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA: BLAINE, CHOUTEAU, HILL, AND LIBERTY
• IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA: BROADWATER AND GALLATIN COUNTIES
• Some areas of Montana have already experienced damaging hail and gusty winds by early Friday afternoon.
• Storms are expected to continue until 9pm or later.
• THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF: BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BELT, BIG SANDY, BOZEMAN APT, BOZEMAN PASS, CARTER, CASCADE, CHESTER, CHINOOK, CITY OF BOZEMAN, DEEP CREEK PASS, FORT BENTON, GRASS RANGE, GREAT FALLS, HARLEM, HAVRE, HAYS, HOBSON, KINGS HILL PASS, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, MARTINSDALE, RAYNESFORD, ROCKY BOY, RUDYARD, STANFORD, TARGHEE PASS, TOSTON, TOWNSEND, WEST YELLOWSTONE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WHITLASH, WINIFRED, AND WINSTON.

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