Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
262 WWUS85 KBYZ 032020 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 220 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 MTZ034-170-235-032045- Northern Carbon MT-Southwestern Yellowstone MT- Northern Stillwater MT- 220 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL STILLWATER...NORTH CENTRAL CARBON AND SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT... At 219 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Joliet to near Laurel. Movement was south at 18 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Laurel, Joliet, Fromberg, Edgar, Park City, Rockvale, Boyd, and Silesia. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4537 10907 4560 10915 4569 10869 4547 10852 4546 10865 4542 10869 TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 358DEG 18KT 4556 10906 4563 10871 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Chambers