Special Weather Statement for Northern Stillwater; Southwestern Yellowstone
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Northern Stillwater, Southwestern Yellowstone
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 817 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Laurel, or 18 miles northeast of Columbus, moving east southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 817 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles northwest of Laurel, or 18 miles northeast of Columbus, moving east southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Laurel and Molt. This does NOT include the city of Billings.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 8:17PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Billings MT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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