{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.cd729ec5e5f4ed53ba4edce38c1c7d26f4b0062b.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 5:04PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.cd729ec5e5f4ed53ba4edce38c1c7d26f4b0062b.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":95,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 5:04PM MDT by NWS Missoula MT\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Kootenai/Cabinet Region; Lower Clark Fork Region\n**Issued by:** NWS Missoula MT\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T17:04:00-06:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T17:04:00-06:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-16T17:30:00-06:00\n\n## Description\nAt 504 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12\nmiles south of Noxon, or 24 miles northwest of Thompson Falls, moving\nnortheast at 30 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Penny size hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nTuscor and Trout Creek.\n\n## Instructions\nMonitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening\nweather conditions."}