SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 656
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   205 PM MDT FRI JUL 4 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO
          WESTERN INTO CENTRAL MONTANA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM MDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
   CUT BANK MONTANA TO 40 MILES WEST OF DILLON MONTANA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
   THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF SHORTWAVE
   TROUGH NOW MOVING INTO THE NRN ROCKIES.  AIR MASS IS ALREADY
   MODERATELY UNSTABLE OVER SWRN MT...AND WILL DESTABILIZE AND BECOME
   WEAKLY CAPPED OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL MT OVER THE NEXT FEW
   HOURS.  DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS...WITH EVENTUAL
   EVOLUTION INTO ONE OR MORE LINEAR STRUCTURES AS SURFACE COLD FRONT
   PUSHES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
   WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24025.
   
   
   ...EVANS

   SEL6
   
   URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 656
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   205 PM MDT FRI JUL 4 2008
   
   THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF 
   
          LEMHI COUNTY IDAHO
          WESTERN INTO CENTRAL MONTANA
   
   EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 205 PM UNTIL
   1000 PM MDT.
   
   HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70
   MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
   
   THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 80
   STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF
   CUT BANK MONTANA TO 40 MILES WEST OF DILLON MONTANA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE
   UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
   
   REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
   FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
   DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
   
   DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
   THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF SHORTWAVE
   TROUGH NOW MOVING INTO THE NRN ROCKIES.  AIR MASS IS ALREADY
   MODERATELY UNSTABLE OVER SWRN MT...AND WILL DESTABILIZE AND BECOME
   WEAKLY CAPPED OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL MT OVER THE NEXT FEW
   HOURS.  DEEP LAYER SHEAR WILL SUPPORT SUPERCELLS...WITH EVENTUAL
   EVOLUTION INTO ONE OR MORE LINEAR STRUCTURES AS SURFACE COLD FRONT
   PUSHES EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING.  LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
   WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS.
   
   AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT
   TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60
   KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM
   MOTION VECTOR 24025.
   
   
   ...EVANS

   WOUS64 KWNS 042001
   WOU6
   
   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 656
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   205 PM MDT FRI JUL 4 2008
   
   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 656 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
   FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
   
   IDC059-050400-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0656.080704T2005Z-080705T0400Z/
   
   ID 
   .    IDAHO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   LEMHI                
   
   
   MTC001-007-013-015-023-029-035-039-041-043-047-049-051-057-063-
   073-077-081-093-099-101-050400-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0656.080704T2005Z-080705T0400Z/
   
   MT 
   .    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
   
   BEAVERHEAD           BROADWATER          CASCADE             
   CHOUTEAU             DEER LODGE          FLATHEAD            
   GLACIER              GRANITE             HILL                
   JEFFERSON            LAKE                LEWIS AND CLARK     
   LIBERTY              MADISON             MISSOULA            
   PONDERA              POWELL              RAVALLI             
   SILVER BOW           TETON               TOOLE               
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...MSO...TFX...
   
   
   

   SAW6 
   WW 656 SEVERE TSTM ID MT 042005Z - 050400Z
   AXIS..80 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
   30NE CTB/CUT BANK MT/ - 40W DLN/DILLON MT/
   ..AVIATION COORDS.. 70NM E/W /55SE YQL - 33ENE LKT/
   HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..2 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS.
   MAX TOPS TO 450. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.
   
   LAT...LON 48901015 45241173 45241501 48901366
   
   THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA.  FOR A
   COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
   FOR WOU6.
   

Watch 656 Status Report Messages:

STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 656

VALID 050345Z - 050400Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 SW BZN TO
25 NE SMN TO 30 S 3DU TO 30 NW GTF TO 60 ENE CTB.

WW 656 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 050400Z.

..PETERS..07/05/08

ATTN...WFO...MSO...TFX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 656 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

MTC001-007-013-015-023-041-043-049-051-057-077-093-050400-

MT 
.    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAVERHEAD	     BROADWATER 	 CASCADE	     
CHOUTEAU	     DEER LODGE 	 HILL		     
JEFFERSON	     LEWIS AND CLARK	 LIBERTY	     
MADISON 	     POWELL		 SILVER BOW	     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 656

VALID 050245Z - 050340Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 5 NNE SMN TO
25 NNE 3DU TO 25 NNE CTB.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1686.

..PETERS..07/05/08

ATTN...WFO...MSO...TFX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 656 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

IDC059-050340-

ID 
.    IDAHO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

LEMHI		     
$$


MTC001-007-013-015-023-041-043-049-051-057-073-077-093-099-101-
050340-

MT 
.    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAVERHEAD	     BROADWATER 	 CASCADE	     
CHOUTEAU	     DEER LODGE 	 HILL		     
JEFFERSON	     LEWIS AND CLARK	 LIBERTY	     
MADISON 	     PONDERA		 POWELL 	     
SILVER BOW	     TETON		 TOOLE		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 656

VALID 050145Z - 050240Z

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 55 SSE P69
TO 50 N SMN TO 35 NE MSO TO 50 ESE GPI TO 50 NE GPI.

..PETERS..07/05/08

ATTN...WFO...MSO...TFX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 656 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

IDC059-050240-

ID 
.    IDAHO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

LEMHI		     
$$


MTC001-007-013-015-023-035-039-041-043-049-051-057-073-077-093-
099-101-050240-

MT 
.    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAVERHEAD	     BROADWATER 	 CASCADE	     
CHOUTEAU	     DEER LODGE 	 GLACIER	     
GRANITE 	     HILL		 JEFFERSON	     
LEWIS AND CLARK      LIBERTY		 MADISON	     
PONDERA 	     POWELL		 SILVER BOW	     
TETON		     TOOLE		 
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 656

VALID 050040Z - 050140Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1684

..SMITH..07/05/08

ATTN...WFO...MSO...TFX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 656 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

IDC059-050140-

ID 
.    IDAHO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

LEMHI		     
$$


MTC001-007-013-015-023-029-035-039-041-043-047-049-051-057-063-
073-077-081-093-099-101-050140-

MT 
.    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAVERHEAD	     BROADWATER 	 CASCADE	     
CHOUTEAU	     DEER LODGE 	 FLATHEAD	     
GLACIER 	     GRANITE		 HILL		     
JEFFERSON	     LAKE		 LEWIS AND CLARK     
LIBERTY 	     MADISON		 MISSOULA	     
PONDERA 	     POWELL		 RAVALLI	     
SILVER BOW	     TETON		 TOOLE		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 656

VALID 042350Z - 050040Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1684

..SMITH..07/04/08

ATTN...WFO...MSO...TFX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 656 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

IDC059-050040-

ID 
.    IDAHO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

LEMHI		     
$$


MTC001-007-013-015-023-029-035-039-041-043-047-049-051-057-063-
073-077-081-093-099-101-050040-

MT 
.    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAVERHEAD	     BROADWATER 	 CASCADE	     
CHOUTEAU	     DEER LODGE 	 FLATHEAD	     
GLACIER 	     GRANITE		 HILL		     
JEFFERSON	     LAKE		 LEWIS AND CLARK     
LIBERTY 	     MADISON		 MISSOULA	     
PONDERA 	     POWELL		 RAVALLI	     
SILVER BOW	     TETON		 TOOLE		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 656

VALID 042225Z - 042340Z

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.

..SMITH..07/04/08

ATTN...WFO...MSO...TFX...

&&

STATUS REPORT FOR WS 656 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

IDC059-042340-

ID 
.    IDAHO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

LEMHI		     
$$


MTC001-007-013-015-023-029-035-039-041-043-047-049-051-057-063-
073-077-081-093-099-101-042340-

MT 
.    MONTANA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BEAVERHEAD	     BROADWATER 	 CASCADE	     
CHOUTEAU	     DEER LODGE 	 FLATHEAD	     
GLACIER 	     GRANITE		 HILL		     
JEFFERSON	     LAKE		 LEWIS AND CLARK     
LIBERTY 	     MADISON		 MISSOULA	     
PONDERA 	     POWELL		 RAVALLI	     
SILVER BOW	     TETON		 TOOLE		     
$$


THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY.  PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$

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