Weather Alerts for Montana

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1. Lake Wind Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Petroleum; Garfield; McCone; Southwest Phillips

2. Winter Storm Warning for: Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

3. Winter Storm Warning for: Bears Paw Mountains and Southern Blaine

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

5. Winter Weather Advisory for: Bitterroot/Sapphire Mountains

6. Winter Weather Advisory for: Butte/Blackfoot Region

7. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central and Southeast Phillips; Central and Southern Valley; Daniels; Sheridan; Western Roosevelt; Garfield; McCone; Richland; Dawson; Prairie; Northern Phillips; Southwest Phillips; Northern Valley; Eastern Roosevelt

8. Winter Weather Advisory for: Lower Clark Fork Region

9. Winter Weather Advisory for: Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys

10. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern High Plains; Eastern Glacier, Western Toole, and Central Pondera; Eastern Toole and Liberty; Hill County; Northern Blaine County

11. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northern Park; Paradise Valley; Livingston Area

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

13. Winter Weather Advisory for: Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Northeast Bighorn Mountains

14. Winter Weather Advisory for: Red Lodge Foothills; Beartooth Foothills

15. Winter Weather Advisory for: Upper Blackfoot and MacDonald Pass; Little Belt and Highwood Mountains; Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains; Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains; Missouri Headwaters; Madison River Valley; Gallatin Valley; Northwest Beaverhead County; Beaverhead and Western Madison below 6000ft; Ruby Mountains and Southern Beaverhead Mountains

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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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