Public Information Statement
574 NOUS45 KTFX 121703 PNSTFX MTZ008>015-044>055-131700- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1100 AM MDT MON AUG 12 2013 A THUNDERSTORM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE HEART BUTTE AREA SATURDAY EVENING DROPPED OVER AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN AND QUARTER-SIZED HAIL THAT COMPLETELY COVERED THE GROUND. THE RAIN AND HAIL COMBINED TO COOL THE TEMPERATURE TO 35 DEGREES (FROM AN AFTERNOON HIGH OF 86 DEGREES) SHORTLY AFTER THE STORM HAD PASSED. THIS WAS THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE REPORTED FOR THE DAY IN THE STATE. NNNN