Special Weather Statement for Bighorn Mountains Southeast; Northeast Johnson County; Southeast Johnson County
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What is happening
At 118 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Lake De Smet, which is 7 miles northeast of Buffalo, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Lake De Smet, 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.
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Bulletin details
At 118 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Lake De Smet, which is 7 miles northeast of Buffalo, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Buffalo around 125 PM MDT. This includes the following highways... Interstate 25 between mile markers 285 and 299. Interstate 90 between mile markers 42 and 88.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 1:19PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Riverton WY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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