Special Weather Statement

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
352 PM MDT Sun Jul 19 2026

MTZ169-171-192230-
Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains MT-Bighorn Canyon MT-
352 PM MDT Sun Jul 19 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CARBON AND SOUTHWESTERN
BIG HORN COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM MDT...

At 352 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19
miles southeast of Pryor, moving east at 35 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...
  Bighorn Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Bighorn Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from
the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4517 10840 4525 10841 4531 10791 4530 10790
      4527 10789 4503 10795
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 283DEG 29KT 4519 10831

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

$$

McKeown-Robbie