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WWUS85 KBYZ 122249
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
449 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
MTZ141-172-228-122330-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS MT-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND MT-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS
MT-
449 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL WHEATLAND AND
NORTH CENTRAL SWEET GRASS COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM MDT...
AT 449 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 18
MILES SOUTH OF HARLOWTON, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WHEATLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL
SWEET GRASS COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4614 11005 4625 11001 4627 10965 4607 10967
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 278DEG 16KT 4619 10997
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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