Station Name: Madison River bl Ennis Lake nr McAllister MT
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 4,738 feet

Nearest Address:
Bear Trap Trail Nrt
Norris, MT 59745
Madison County

GPS Coordinates: 45.49023056, -111.6345056

Nearby Water Temperatures

Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 5:50PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

Effective: Sat July 18, 2026, 5:50 PM
Expires: Sat July 18, 2026, 6:45 PM

At 549 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles south of Divide to 11 miles south of Virginia City. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated and automated sensor reported. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sheridan, Virginia City, Whitehall, Ennis, Twin Bridges, Alder, Pony, Silver Star, Norris, Melrose, Mcallister, Laurin, Waterloo, Jeffers, and Cameron.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for south central and southwestern Montana.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 18 at 5:37PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

Effective: Sat July 18, 2026, 5:37 PM
Expires: Sat July 18, 2026, 10:00 PM

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 497 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA CASCADE FERGUS JUDITH BASIN MEAGHER IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA CHOUTEAU PONDERA TETON IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA BROADWATER GALLATIN JEFFERSON MADISON IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA LEWIS AND CLARK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BELT, BIG SANDY, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, BOZEMAN APT, BOZEMAN PASS, BRADY, BYNUM, CARTER, CASCADE, CHOTEAU, CITY OF BOZEMAN, CONRAD, DEEP CREEK PASS, DUTTON, ELK PARK PASS, ENNIS, FAIRFIELD, FLESHER PASS, FORT BENTON, GRASS RANGE, GREAT FALLS, HEART BUTTE, HELENA, HOBSON, HOMESTAKE PASS, KINGS HILL PASS, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, MARTINSDALE, MONTANA CITY, NORRIS HILL, RAYNESFORD, RAYNOLDS PASS, ROGERS PASS, STANFORD, TARGHEE PASS, TOSTON, TOWNSEND, TWIN BRIDGES, VIRGINIA CITY, WEST YELLOWSTONE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WHITEHALL, WINIFRED, AND WINSTON.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 18 at 3:39PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT

Effective: Sat July 18, 2026, 3:39 PM
Expires: Sat July 18, 2026, 10:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 497 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA CASCADE FERGUS JUDITH BASIN MEAGHER IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA CHOUTEAU PONDERA TETON IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA BROADWATER GALLATIN JEFFERSON MADISON IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA LEWIS AND CLARK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, BATTLE RIDGE PASS, BELT, BIG SANDY, BOULDER, BOULDER HILL, BOZEMAN APT, BOZEMAN PASS, BRADY, BYNUM, CARTER, CASCADE, CHOTEAU, CITY OF BOZEMAN, CONRAD, DEEP CREEK PASS, DUTTON, ELK PARK PASS, ENNIS, FAIRFIELD, FLESHER PASS, FORT BENTON, GRASS RANGE, GREAT FALLS, HEART BUTTE, HELENA, HOBSON, HOMESTAKE PASS, KINGS HILL PASS, LEWISTOWN, LEWISTOWN DIVIDE, LINCOLN, MACDONALD PASS, MARTINSDALE, MONTANA CITY, NORRIS HILL, RAYNESFORD, RAYNOLDS PASS, ROGERS PASS, STANFORD, TARGHEE PASS, TOSTON, TOWNSEND, TWIN BRIDGES, VIRGINIA CITY, WEST YELLOWSTONE, WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WHITEHALL, WINIFRED, AND WINSTON.