Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
588 WWUS85 KBYZ 202232 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 432 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 MTZ034-056-067-139-170-202300- Southeastern Carbon MT-Red Lodge Foothills MT-Northern Carbon MT- Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains MT-Northern Stillwater MT- 432 PM MDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN STILLWATER AND CENTRAL CARBON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM MDT... At 430 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Absarokee to 10 miles north of Red Lodge to near Fromberg. Movement was south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail with locally heavy rain possible. 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... Red Lodge, Bridger, Joliet, Bearcreek, Cooney Reservoir State Park, Boyd, Washoe, Roberts, Luther, and Fox. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4520 10946 4545 10938 4545 10936 4547 10935 4546 10919 4552 10919 4552 10913 4557 10912 4554 10896 4520 10890 4514 10917 TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 358DEG 24KT 4538 10937 4533 10918 4537 10899 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Stetzer