(UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.) The Tornado Warning for Fergus County is now in effect until 6:45 p.m.
(1st Report, 6:01 p.m.) A Tornado Warning has been issued for three central Montana counties.
The Tornado Warning is in effect for Blaine, Chouteau and Fergus counties until 6:15 p.m. Thursday.
The STORMTracker Weather Team advises taking shelter immediately if you are in the path of the storm. It’s recommended people get to an interior room on the lowest level of a building and to stay away from windows.
Great Falls is not under a Tornado Warning.
The Lewistown, Danvers, Hobson, and Moore areas are also under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning.
The storm prediction center had placed most of central and northeastern Montana under an enhanced risk for severe storms Thursday. It is an unusually high-risk level for the area.
Due to the severe weather, the public is advised to find safe shelter and remain up-to-date on weather conditions.
Montana Department of Transportation resources:
- Road conditions map
- MDT webcams across Montana
- Non-MDT webcams across Montana
- Road conditions mobile app
- Reported crashes/slide-offs
STORMTracker Weather resources:
- Live interactive radar
- Montana live webcams
- STORMTracker Weather page
- STORMTracker Weather on Facebook
Tornado Warning continues for Fergus County, MT until 6:15 PM MDT pic.twitter.com/oT2I2P7ANW
— NWS Great Falls (@NWSGreatFalls) June 27, 2019