Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
702 WWUS85 KBYZ 132100 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 300 PM MDT Mon May 13 2024 MTZ034-056-170-132130- Red Lodge Foothills MT-Northern Carbon MT-Northern Stillwater MT- 300 PM MDT Mon May 13 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL STILLWATER AND NORTHWESTERN CARBON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM MDT... At 258 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles southeast of Absarokee, or 14 miles north of Red Lodge, moving northeast at 30 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... Joliet, Cooney Reservoir State Park, Roberts, and Boyd. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4525 10933 4541 10946 4563 10913 4543 10887 TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 233DEG 28KT 4539 10931 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Stetzer