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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Critical Fire Weather, and HeatRisk for Monday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible Monday across parts of the Southeast U.S. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast Monday over much of the northern Great Plains. Above normal temperatures in the Southeast and Southwest U.S. will bring moderate to isolated major HeatRisk Monday. Read More >

A Red Flag Warning has been issued across northeast Montana between 10AM and 9PM Wednesday. A particularly critical day for fire weather is expected with a combination of hot, dry and windy conditions. In the late afternoon and evening, there will also be isolated dry thunderstorms with erratic winds gusting up to 60 mph. Concerns will remain at least elevated Thursday through Saturday with poor chances for wetting rain and limited overnight humidity recovery.
Winds across northeast Montana will increase out of the southeast today, then become strong and switch toward the west tonight into Thursday with gusts up to 60 mph. Those looking to recreate on Fort Peck Lake can expect periods of 5 to 7 foot wave heights during the High Wind Warning period from 4 PM Wednesday to midnight Thursday night.

 

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