Special Weather Statement for Red Lodge Foothills; Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains; Southeastern Carbon +1 more
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What is happening
At 522 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong outflow winds extending from near Joliet to 6 miles northwest of Red Lodge, moving southeast 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. These...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Drivers should be prepared for sudden strong crosswinds, including US-212.
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Bulletin details
At 522 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong outflow winds extending from near Joliet to 6 miles northwest of Red Lodge, moving southeast 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. These winds will arrive with little to no precipitation. The strong outflow winds will be near... Joliet around 520 PM MDT. Fromberg and Red Lodge around 530 PM MDT. Bridger around 535 PM MDT. Other locations impacted by these strong outflow winds include Fox, Boyd, Roberts, Luther and Edgar.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 5:22PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
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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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