799
WWUS55 KBYZ 170342
SVSBYZ
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
942 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2026
MTC111-170415-
/O.CON.KBYZ.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-260717T0415Z/
YELLOWSTONE MT-
942 PM MDT THU JUL 16 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE COUNTY...
AT 942 PM MDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER BILLINGS
HEIGHTS, OR NEAR BILLINGS, MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...MULTIPLE WEATHER STATIONS HAVE GUSTED INTO THE 60S MPH IN
BILLINGS.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BILLINGS, BILLINGS HEIGHTS, BILLINGS WEST END, LOCKWOOD, SHEPHERD,
ACTON AND COMANCHE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD
DAMAGING WINDS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4603 10832 4562 10834 4571 10875 4601 10880
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 285DEG 20KT 4586 10876
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
MATOS
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