Montana Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/05/2026 15:46

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 4:46PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 5, 2026 - 3:46pm
Expires: 
July 5, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 446 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of thunderstorms extending from 22 miles northwest of Billings West End to 10 miles north of Joliet, or extending from 24 miles northwest of Billings to 16 miles east of Columbus, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Billings, Laurel, Billings West End, Billings Heights, Lockwood, Shepherd, Huntley, Broadview, Acton, Comanche, Molt and Park City.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Northern Stillwater; Southwestern Yellowstone
Forcast Office: 
NWS Billings MT