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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Billings MT
322 AM MDT Tue Aug 5 2025

The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Carter County in southeastern Montana...

* Until 400 AM MDT.

* At 322 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ridgeway, or
  30 miles south of Ekalaka, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely
           to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Ridgeway, Belltower and Capitol.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and large hail.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.



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LAT...LON 4528 10459 4554 10474 4571 10427 4543 10404
      4540 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0921Z 249DEG 26KT 4545 10459

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

Tesar