Weather Alerts For Chinook, MT

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY # SUMMARY -------------------- At 838 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of Fort Belknap, or 27 miles north of Zortman, moving east at 20 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT - Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. - This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Blaine County. ISSUED AT Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Great Falls MT HEADER Severe Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Blaine MT

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BLAINE COUNTY THROUGH 900 PM MDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 814 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Fort Belknap, or 26 miles southeast of Chinook, moving east at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT - Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. - This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Blaine County. ISSUED AT Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Great Falls MT HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine MT, Northern Blaine County MT

Closest strike: 18.64 miles Storms Approaching Stay alert and frequently check WeatherBug to see if storms are moving toward you. Be mindful that new storms can also form with little notice.