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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
338 PM MDT WED JUL 1 2026
MTZ034-056-066-012215-
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS MT-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS MT-NORTHERN STILLWATER
MT-
338 PM MDT WED JUL 1 2026
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL SWEET
GRASS...SOUTHWESTERN STILLWATER AND WEST CENTRAL CARBON COUNTIES
UNTIL 415 PM MDT...
AT 338 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABSAROKEE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PENNY 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...
ABSAROKEE, FISHTAIL AND DEAN.
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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 4538 10975 4547 10984 4548 10982 4548 10981
4549 10980 4550 10981 4571 10946 4550 10919
4547 10919 4538 10944 4534 10965 4535 10967
4535 10968 4537 10970 4537 10971 4538 10971
4539 10973 4539 10974
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 235DEG 18KT 4543 10971
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MCKEOWN-ROBBIE
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