Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Phillips and Petroleum Counties, MT
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NOAA issued it on August 19, 2026, 5 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Glasgow has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Phillips County and northeastern Petroleum County until 7:15 PM MDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northeastern Montana
- Issued
- August 19, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Glasgow MT
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Record status: historical. It was issued 5 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Montana.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Glasgow MT. Effective from August 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM MDT until August 18, 2026 at 7:15 PM MDT.
Affected Areas
South central Phillips County in northeastern Montana and northeastern Petroleum County in northeastern Montana. Locations impacted include Fourchette.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:20 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest of Fourchette, or 15 miles east of Zortman, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch).
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 7:15 PM MDT on August 18, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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