879  
WWUS85 KBYZ 151238  
SPSBYZ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
638 AM MDT MON APR 15 2024  
 
MTZ042-228-151315-  
GOLDEN VALLEY MT-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND MT-  
638 AM MDT MON APR 15 2024  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WHEATLAND AND  
CENTRAL GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES THROUGH 715 AM MDT...  
 
AT 637 AM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
RYEGATE, OR 27 MILES EAST OF HARLOWTON, MOVING NORTH AT 15 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...  
RYEGATE, DEADMANS BASIN RESERVOIR, AND FRANKLIN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4622 10916 4622 10943 4648 10954 4648 10909  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1237Z 180DEG 15KT 4629 10930  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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