Tornado Warning 21, NWS Billings, MT

Issued

Jun 21, 2010, 7:31 PM MDT (01:31 UTC)

Expired

Jun 21, 2010, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Billings, MT

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Rosebud County, MT

The Billings radar (KBLX), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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793 
WFUS55 KBYZ 220131
TORBYZ
MTC087-220200-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.TO.W.0021.100622T0131Z-100622T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
731 PM MDT MON JUN 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL ROSEBUD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA...

* UNTIL 800 PM MDT.

* AT 729 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ROSEBUD...
  OR 12 MILES EAST OF FORSYTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HATHAWAY BY 745 PM MDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING.

&&

LAT...LON 4648 10615 4629 10617 4617 10637 4631 10656
      4661 10640
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 219DEG 20KT 4628 10642

$$

994 
WWUS55 KBYZ 220142
SVSBYZ

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
742 PM MDT MON JUN 21 2010

MTC087-220200-
/O.CON.KBYZ.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100622T0200Z/
ROSEBUD MT-
742 PM MDT MON JUN 21 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ROSEBUD COUNTY...

AT 738 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
HATHAWAY...OR 15 MILES EAST OF FORSYTH...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HATHAWAY BY 750 PM MDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT MONDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING.

&&

LAT...LON 4648 10615 4629 10617 4620 10631 4620 10634
      4637 10649 4659 10635
TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 219DEG 20KT 4632 10635

$$

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