NWS Great Falls MTSV.W 0131September 6, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fergus, MT
The National Weather Service office in Great Falls issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Fergus in Montana, which was in force until 10:30 p.m. local time on September 6. It was the 131st severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Great Falls issued in 2026. Montana had 61 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 10 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Montana's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Great Falls MT
- Area
- Fergus
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:08 p.m. MDT, September 6, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 p.m. MDT, September 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTFX SV.W 0131
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRTFX The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Fergus County in central Montana... * Until 1030 PM MDT. * At 908 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles north of Lewistown, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Winifred, Roy, Fergus, Danvers, Suffolk, Hilger, and Christina.
What the agency told people to do
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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