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WWUS85 KBYZ 200013
SPSBYZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
613 PM MDT SUN JUL 19 2026
MTZ036-WYZ198-199-200100-
SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS WY-POWDER RIVER MT-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS
WY-
613 PM MDT SUN JUL 19 2026
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POWDER
RIVER AND EASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM MDT...
AT 613 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM 40 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHERIDAN TO 14
MILES SOUTH OF SHERIDAN, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BIG HORN, CLEARMONT, LEITER, ARVADA, MOORHEAD AND BANNER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4456 10717 4492 10655 4499 10646 4499 10626
4516 10626 4505 10556 4500 10561 4499 10602
4456 10601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0011Z 286DEG 27KT 4506 10623 4483 10651 4458 10691
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
MCKEOWN-ROBBIE
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