Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
626 WWUS85 KBYZ 220910 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 310 AM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 MTZ033-037-220945- Fallon MT-Carter MT- 310 AM MDT Sat Jun 22 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT FALLON AND NORTHERN CARTER COUNTIES THROUGH 345 AM MDT... At 309 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 25 miles south of Fallon to 18 miles north of Ekalaka to 10 miles south of Ridgeway. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Baker, Ekalaka, Ridgeway, Plevna, Webster, Ollie, Medicine Rocks State Park, Belltower, Capitol, Westmore, Willard, and Mill Iron. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4543 10404 4542 10455 4609 10494 4613 10494 4614 10488 4648 10490 4648 10474 4662 10473 4669 10450 4667 10436 4664 10435 4664 10404 TIME...MOT...LOC 0909Z 267DEG 42KT 4648 10498 4615 10450 4533 10453 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Stetzer