Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
Issued by NWS Billings, MT
997 WWUS85 KBYZ 152149 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 349 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 MTZ029-042-063-228-152215- Golden Valley MT-Judith Gap MT-Musselshell MT-Southern Wheatland MT- 349 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL WHEATLAND... NORTHWESTERN MUSSELSHELL AND NORTHEASTERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM MDT... At 348 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Deadmans Basin Reservoir, or 22 miles east of Harlowton, moving northeast at 40 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. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Wheatland, northwestern Musselshell and northeastern Golden Valley Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4650 10883 4639 10946 4656 10954 4675 10902 4675 10893 TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 245DEG 37KT 4650 10937 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Archer