{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c806fcb13a2ea8b11604a431b966a49cc307d823.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c806fcb13a2ea8b11604a431b966a49cc307d823.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Missoula MT"},"word_count":96,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** West Glacier Region; Flathead/Mission Valleys\n**Issued by:** NWS Missoula MT\n**Sent:** 2026-05-20T17:00:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-20T17:00:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-20T17:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 500 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over\nJette, or over Polson, moving southeast at 20 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Pea size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nRocky Point, Jette, Kings Point, Kerr, Polson, Finley Point, Turtle\nLake and Pablo.\n\n## Instructions\nMonitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening\nweather conditions."}