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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
726 PM MDT Tue Jul 1 2025

MTZ034-042-066-068-141-172-228-020230-
Melville Foothills MT-Northern Stillwater MT-Northern Sweet Grass
MT-Crazy Mountains MT-Golden Valley MT-Beartooth Foothills MT-
Southern Wheatland MT-
726 PM MDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GOLDEN
VALLEY...WHEATLAND...NORTHERN SWEET GRASS...NORTHEASTERN STILLWATER
AND NORTHEASTERN PARK COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM MDT...

At 726 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms extending from 26 miles west of Harlowton to 17 miles
north of Absarokee, or extending from 26 miles west of Harlowton to
15 miles northwest of Columbus, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
  Big Timber, Harlowton, Ryegate, Deadmans Basin Reservoir, Shawmut,
  Melville, Greycliff, Rapelje, Reed Point, Hailstone Wildlife
  Refuge, Halfbreed Lake Wildlife, Twodot and Molt.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 4632 11028 4649 11028 4649 11027 4654 11027
      4654 10957 4636 10933 4605 10893 4572 10891
      4566 10978 4600 11018 4618 11037 4618 11028
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 248DEG 26KT 4647 11039 4609 10988 4578 10948

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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