Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Western Half of Montana Monday Evening

Just about half of Montana is under some sort of Severe Thunderstorm alert until 10pm on Monday night. Some counties have already received harsh cells of weather today, and lightning, hail, and wind will all be concerns today.THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MONDAY EVENING

• THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA
• CASCADE FERGUS JUDITH BASIN MEAGHER IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA
• CHOUTEAU GLACIER HILL LIBERTY PONDERA TETON TOOLE IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA
• BEAVERHEAD BROADWATER GALLATIN JEFFERSON MADISON IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA
• THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF: AUGUSTA, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BELT, BIG HOLE PASS, BIG SANDY, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL
• BOZEMAN, BOZEMAN PASS, BRADY, BROWNING, BYNUM, CARTER, CASCADE, CHESTER, CHIEF JOSEPH PASS
• CHOTEAU, CITY OF BOZEMAN, CONRAD, CUT BANK, DEEP CREEK PASS, DILLON, DUTTON, ELK PARK PASS
• ENNIS, FAIRFIELD, FLESHER PASS, FORT BENTON, GRASS RANGE, GREAT FALLS, HAVRE, HEART BUTTE
• HELENA, HOBSON, HOMESTAKE PASS, KINGS HILL PASS, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, LINCOLN
• LOGAN PASS, MACDONALD PASS, MARIAS PASS, MARTINSDALE, MONIDA PASS, MONTANA CITY, NORRIS HILL, RAYNESFORD
• RAYNOLDS PASS, ROCKY BOY, ROGERS PASS, RUDYARD, SHELBY, STANFORD, SUNBURST
• TARGHEE PASS, TOSTON, TOWNSEND, TWIN BRIDGES, VIRGINIA CITY, WEST YELLOWSTONE
• WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WHITEHALL, WHITLASH, WINIFRED, WINSTON, WISDOM, AND WISE RIVER.

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What is the difference between a weather warning and a watch? According to Weather.gov:

Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Be Prepared! Severe thunderstorms are possible in and near the watch area. Stay informed and be ready to act if a severe thunderstorm warning is issued. The watch area is typically large, covering numerous counties or even states.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Take Action! Severe weather has been reported by spotters or indicated by radar. Warnings indicate imminent danger to life and property. Take shelter in a substantial building. Get out of mobile homes that can blow over in high winds. Warnings typically encompass a much smaller area (around the size of a city or small county) that may be impacted by a large hail or damaging wind.