545  
WWUS85 KBYZ 140114  
SPSBYZ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
714 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026  
 
MTZ056-139-170-140215-  
NORTHERN CARBON MT-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS MT-SOUTHEASTERN CARBON MT-  
714 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2026  
 
...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CARBON  
COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM MDT...  
 
AT 714 PM MDT, WEATHER STATIONS REPORTED STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH  
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR RED LODGE  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER STATIONS REPORTED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
RED LODGE, BRIDGER, JOLIET, FROMBERG, BEARCREEK, ROBERTS, BOYD,  
FOX, BELFRY, COONEY RESERVOIR STATE PARK, WASHOE, EDGAR, ROCKVALE,  
SILESIA, LUTHER AND ROSCOE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
IF ON OR NEAR COONEY RESERVOIR, GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS  
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES  
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE  
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE  
CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.  
 
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL  
THIS STORM PASSES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4546 10919 4552 10916 4552 10913 4559 10913  
4558 10907 4561 10900 4560 10889 4564 10878  
4555 10880 4552 10876 4552 10870 4534 10871  
4530 10873 4514 10869 4501 10924 4503 10922  
4511 10922 4519 10930 4530 10960 4542 10948  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 0DEG 0KT 4526 10974  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH  
 
 
 
MCKEOWN-ROBBIE  
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