Weather Alerts for Montana

Recent Locations: Ryegate, MT

1. High Wind Warning for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley

2. High Wind Warning for: Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Wibaux; Eastern Roosevelt

3. High Wind Warning for: Madison River Valley

4. High Wind Warning for: Missouri Headwaters; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft

5. High Wind Warning for: Red Lodge Foothills

6. High Wind Watch for: Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County; Western and Central Chouteau County; Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine; Fergus County below 4500ft

7. Red Flag Warning for: Fort Peck Reservation and Daniels/Roosevelt/Sheridan Counties; Dawson/McCone/Prairie/Richland/Wibaux Counties; Northern Valley and Northern Phillips Counties; The Little Rockies; The Lower Missouri River Breaks including the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Refuge; Southern Petroleum and Southern Garfield Counties

8. Red Flag Warning for: Northern Rosebud/Northern Treasure Counties; Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation/Ashland Ranger District Custer Natl Forest; Custer County; Sioux Ranger District Custer National Forest

9. Wind Advisory for: Livingston Area; Beartooth Foothills

10. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

11. Winter Storm Warning for: Crazy Mountains

12. Winter Storm Warning for: Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains

13. Winter Storm Watch for: Gallatin Valley

14. Winter Storm Watch for: Judith Basin County and Judith Gap

15. Winter Storm Watch for: Little Belt and Highwood Mountains

16. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine

17. Winter Weather Advisory for: Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains

18. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

19. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

20. Winter Weather Advisory for: East Glacier Park Region; Northern High Plains

21. Winter Weather Advisory for: Fergus County below 4500ft; Snowy and Judith Mountains

22. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Valley

23. Winter Weather Advisory for: Potomac/Seeley Lake Region

24. Winter Weather Advisory for: Southern Rocky Mountain Front; Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Gates of the Mountains; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Northwest Beaverhead County; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains

25. Winter Weather Advisory for: West Glacier Region

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Weather Topic: What is Hail?

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Hail Next Topic: Hole Punch Clouds

Hail is a form of precipitation which is recognized by large solid balls or clumps of ice. Hail is created by thunderstorm clouds with strong updrafts of wind. As the hailstones remain in the updraft, ice is deposited onto them until their weight becomes heavy enough for them to fall to the earth's surface.

Hail storms can cause significant damage to crops, aircrafts, and man-made structures, despite the fact that the duration is usually less than ten minutes.

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Weather Topic: What are Mammatus Clouds?

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Mammatus Clouds Next Topic: Nimbostratus Clouds

A mammatus cloud is a cloud with a unique feature which resembles a web of pouches hanging along the base of the cloud.

In the United States, mammatus clouds tend to form in the warmer months, commonly in the Midwest and eastern regions.

While they usually form at the bottom of a cumulonimbis cloud, they can also form under altostratus, altocumulus, stratocumulus, and cirrus clouds. Mammatus clouds warn that severe weather is close.

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