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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
246 PM MDT Thu Sep 12 2024
 

MTZ034-056-170-122115-
Red Lodge Foothills MT-Northern Carbon MT-Northern Stillwater MT-
246 PM MDT Thu Sep 12 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL STILLWATER AND
NORTH CENTRAL CARBON COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM MDT...

At 245 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Absarokee, or 10 miles south of Columbus, moving
east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Absarokee, Cooney Reservoir State Park, and Boyd.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

If on or near Cooney Reservoir, 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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LAT...LON 4551 10950 4562 10911 4538 10904 4536 10939
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 269DEG 20KT 4548 10929 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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