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WWUS85 KBYZ 130217
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
817 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
MTZ034-235-130300-
NORTHERN STILLWATER MT-SOUTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE MT-
817 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL YELLOWSTONE AND
EAST CENTRAL STILLWATER COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM MDT...
AT 817 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES NORTHWEST OF LAUREL, OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF COLUMBUS, MOVING
EAST SOUTHEAST 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...
LAUREL AND MOLT.
THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OF BILLINGS.
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 4578 10914 4593 10899 4582 10861 4560 10879
4562 10879 4562 10878 4564 10878 4564 10880
4562 10882 4562 10883
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 289DEG 17KT 4581 10897
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PALMQUIST
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