Expires:202409120215;Remove:202409120215;432570 WWUS85 KBYZ 120122 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 722 PM MDT Wed Sep 11 2024 MTZ034-040-042-056-063>068-139-141-170-172-228-120215- Melville Foothills MT-Golden Valley MT-Paradise Valley MT- Red Lodge Foothills MT-Judith Gap MT-Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains MT- Livingston Area MT-Northern Sweet Grass MT-Southeastern Carbon MT- Beartooth Foothills MT-Northern Park MT-Northern Carbon MT- Crazy Mountains MT-Southern Wheatland MT-Northern Stillwater MT- 722 PM MDT Wed Sep 11 2024 ...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL IMPACT WESTERN STILLWATER...WESTERN WHEATLAND...CARBON...SOUTHWESTERN GOLDEN VALLEY...SWEET GRASS AND CENTRAL PARK COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM MDT... At 721 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showers thunderstorms along a line extending from 16 miles north of Clyde Park to 12 miles east of Cooke City. Movement was northeast at 35 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... Livingston, Red Lodge, Columbus, Big Timber, Bridger, Clyde Park, Cooke City, Absarokee, Bearcreek, Silver Gate, Reed Point, Belfry, Twodot, Mc Leod, Cooney Reservoir State Park, Pine Creek, Melville, Washoe, Wilsall, and Nye. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until these storms pass. && LAT...LON 4500 10864 4500 10999 4564 11080 4618 11078 4618 11028 4671 11027 4672 11020 TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 209DEG 30KT 4612 11060 4505 10969 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Chambers