Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 7:44PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 8, 2026 - 6:44pm
Expires:
July 8, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 744 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 25 miles north of Absarokee to 7 miles
west of Absarokee, or extending from 19 miles east of Big Timber to
17 miles west of Columbus, moving east at 40 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...
Columbus, Big Timber, Joliet, Absarokee, Reed Point, Rapelje,
Hailstone Wildlife Refuge, Halfbreed Lake Wildlife, Greycliff, Molt
and Park City.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Northern Stillwater; Beartooth Foothills; Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains; Northern Sweet Grass; Northern Carbon
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender: