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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
554 PM MDT WED JUL 1 2026
MTZ141-172-228-020015-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND MT-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS MT-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS
MT-
554 PM MDT WED JUL 1 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WHEATLAND AND NORTH
CENTRAL SWEET GRASS COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT...
AT 554 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15
MILES SOUTH OF HARLOWTON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND HALF INCH SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...SURFACE WEATHER STATION OBSERVED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEADMANS BASIN RESERVOIR AND SHAWMUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
PERSONS IN CAMPGROUNDS SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING STURDY SHELTER UNTIL
THIS STORM PASSES.
LAT...LON 4631 10996 4654 10971 4654 10968 4635 10941
4614 10989 4624 11004
TIME...MOT...LOC 2353Z 225DEG 24KT 4622 10990
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
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