Severe Weather for Helena Area This Afternoon – Wind Gusts up to 50mph
A special weather statement for Helena, MT has been issued for wind, hail and very gusty winds.
According to the National Weather Service:
Significant weather advisory for central Lewis And Clark County until 215 PM MDT... At 125 PM MDT... Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles southwest of Augusta... moving slowly to the northeast at 10 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will also produce a period of heavy rain... with rainfall amounts up to 0.50 inches possible. Locations impacted include... Augusta... Nilan Reservoir and Bean Lake.