Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 7:27PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 1, 2026 - 6:27pm
Expires:
July 1, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 727 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms 21 miles south of Busby, or 31 miles north of Sheridan,
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...
Birney, Birney Village, Tongue River Reservoir, Kirby, Rosebud
Battlefield Park and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near the Tongue River Reservoir, 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.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.
Area Description:
Southern Rosebud; Southern Big Horn
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender: