Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
644 WWUS85 KBYZ 062017 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 217 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024 MTZ031-032-036-057-058-138-062045- Southern Rosebud MT-Custer MT-Northern Rosebud MT- Southern Big Horn MT-Powder River MT-Northern Big Horn MT- 217 PM MDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BIG HORN... SOUTHWESTERN CUSTER...NORTHWESTERN POWDER RIVER AND SOUTHERN ROSEBUD COUNTIES THROUGH 245 PM MDT... At 215 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Colstrip to 14 miles southeast of Lodge Grass. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. Wind gusts to 49 mph reported near Crow Agency with these storms. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Colstrip, Lame Deer, Ashland, Busby, Birney, Tongue River Reservoir, Brandenberg, Kirby, Muddy Cluster, Rosebud Battlefield Park, Birney Village, and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building or a vehicle. If on or near Tongue River Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4599 10591 4502 10661 4517 10725 4602 10674 TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 304DEG 31KT 4588 10655 4518 10714 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Chambers