320  
WWUS85 KBYZ 122300  
SPSBYZ  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT  
500 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
MTZ228-122345-  
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND MT-  
500 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL WHEATLAND COUNTY  
UNTIL 545 PM MDT...  
 
AT 500 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 17  
MILES WEST 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...  
TWODOT.  
 
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 4642 11028 4654 11024 4653 10982 4635 10990  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 278DEG 16KT 4648 11018  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 

 
 
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