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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1200 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
MTZ029-034-042-235-140600-
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MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN STILLWATER-GOLDEN VALLEY-SOUTHWESTERN
YELLOWSTONE-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BILLINGS, ROUNDUP, ABSAROKEE, RYEGATE,
LAVINA, AND COLUMBUS
1200 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED. STRONGEST WINDS
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...GOLDEN VALLEY, MUSSELSHELL, NORTHERN STILLWATER, AND
SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WARM, DRY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS COULD
CAUSE RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL BE ERRATIC DUE TO
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. AVOID ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES.
MTZ063-141-172-228-140600-
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JUDITH GAP-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN
WHEATLAND-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF BIG TIMBER, MELVILLE, JUDITH GAP, AND
HARLOWTON
1200 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS GUSTING 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGEST WINDS
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...JUDITH GAP, SOUTHERN WHEATLAND, MELVILLE FOOTHILLS, AND
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOCAL
POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER THROUGH JUDITH GAP.
WARM, DRY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE
SPREAD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL BE ERRATIC DUE TO
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. AVOID ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES.
MTZ065-066-140600-
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LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE LOCATIONS OF MC LEOD, DEAN, LIVINGSTON, FISHTAIL, NYE,
AND LIMESTONE
1200 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2026
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND LIVINGSTON AREA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 90
FROM LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER AND ROADS ALONG THE BEARTOOTH
FOOTHILLS. WARM, DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE RAPID FIRE
SPREAD.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL BE ERRATIC DUE TO
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL
UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE, OR TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. SECURE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS. AVOID ANY BURNING ACTIVITIES.
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS FOR THIS HAZARD CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
TESAR
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