Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Billings, MT

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
901 PM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026

MTZ034-056-066-170-290400-
Red Lodge Foothills MT-Northern Stillwater MT-Northern Carbon MT-
Beartooth Foothills MT-
901 PM MDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL SWEET
GRASS...CENTRAL STILLWATER AND CENTRAL CARBON COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM
MDT...

At 901 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and weak
thunderstorms extending from 9 miles northwest of Absarokee to 12
miles northwest of Red Lodge, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Red Lodge, Columbus, Joliet, Fromberg, Absarokee, Cooney Reservoir
  State Park, Roberts, Boyd, Fishtail, Fox, Roscoe, Luther, Reed
  Point, Park City, Rockvale and Edgar.

Expect gusty crosswinds on Interstate 90 from Reed point to Park
City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 4528 10963 4531 10962 4534 10966 4554 10976
      4566 10967 4565 10964 4569 10956 4584 10955
      4587 10898 4531 10877 4531 10903 4526 10910
      4526 10912 4522 10914 4520 10931 4524 10947
      4528 10953 4523 10960 4529 10957 4530 10961
TIME...MOT...LOC 0259Z 254DEG 24KT 4560 10960 4528 10947

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH

$$

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