Montana NWS Weather Alerts — Warnings, Watches & Advisories
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The data feed below is fetched from National Weather Service (NWS) · state forecast offices via the
public /api/alerts endpoint.
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What this means
The NWS issues three urgency levels: Advisory (inconvenient, e.g. dense fog), Watch (favorable conditions, take action soon), and Warning (event imminent or occurring, take protective action now). Every state is served by one or more NWS forecast offices that issue local alerts for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, floods, winter storms, and air-quality events.
What you can do
- Tornado Warning: go to lowest interior room, away from windows, kneel down and cover your head.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: get inside; lightning is the #1 killer in summer thunderstorms.
- Winter Storm Warning: avoid travel; if you must drive, keep blankets and food in the car.
- Get free phone alerts: enable Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) in Settings → Notifications.
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