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WWUS85 KBYZ 122326
SPSBYZ
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
526 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
MTZ141-172-228-130015-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS MT-SOUTHERN WHEATLAND MT-MELVILLE FOOTHILLS
MT-
526 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN WHEATLAND AND NORTH
CENTRAL SWEET GRASS COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT...
AT 526 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
HARLOWTON, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...
HARLOWTON AND SHAWMUT.
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 4633 11003 4651 10986 4638 10941 4622 10962
4622 10965 4620 10965 4617 10969
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 304DEG 21KT 4641 10995
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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