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Special Weather Statement, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2021, 6:47 PM MDT for Rosebud County, Montana. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jul 7, 2021, 6:47 PM MDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2021, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
County Rosebud County, MT
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NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 7, 3:08 PM MDT, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 3:08 PM MDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Billings MT 602 AM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021 MTZ029>034-036-037-040-042-056>058-063>068-138-139-141-169>173-228- 235-081215- Musselshell-Treasure-Northern Rosebud-Custer-Fallon- Northern Stillwater-Powder River-Carter-Northern Park- Golden Valley-Red Lodge Foothills-Northern Big Horn- Southern Rosebud-Judith Gap-Paradise Valley-Livingston Area- Beartooth Foothills-Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains-Crazy Mountains- Southern Big Horn-Southeastern Carbon-Northern Sweet Grass- Bighorn Canyon-Northern Carbon-Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains- Melville Foothills-Northeastern Yellowstone-Southern Wheatland- Southwestern Yellowstone- 602 AM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Montana...south central Montana and southeast Montana. * WHAT...Strong to Severe Thunderstorms. * WHERE...South central and southeast Montana. * WHEN...This afternoon and evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. A few storms could be severe with large hail and strong wind gusts. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Be ready to seek shelter if threatening weather approaches. Have a way to receive watches and warnings from the National Weather Service. Additional graphics can be found at: https://www.weather.gov/billings &&
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 621 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021 MTZ030-031-080045- Northern Rosebud MT-Treasure MT- 621 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... At 621 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hysham, moving east at 30 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Hysham and Vananda. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for southeastern Montana. LAT...LON 4628 10725 4656 10709 4650 10679 4613 10690 TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 286DEG 28KT 4634 10717 Tesar
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:47 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 647 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021 MTZ031-080115- Northern Rosebud MT- 647 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... At 646 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Forsyth, moving southeast at 30 mph. Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Forsyth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for southeastern Montana. LAT...LON 4623 10697 4638 10691 4631 10649 4603 10662 TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 303DEG 27KT 4627 10683 Tesar
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 7, 6:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Treasure | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 6:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Stillwater, Yellowstone | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Rosebud | 30 min |
| Jul 7, 7:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 7:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer, Rosebud | 29 min |
| Jul 7, 7:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 8:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 46 min |
| Jul 7, 8:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Rosebud | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 31 min |
| Jul 7, 9:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Powder River, Rosebud | 62 min |
| Jul 7, 9:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Carter | 56 min |
| Jul 7, 9:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Fallon | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 10:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carter | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 10:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Powder River | 52 min |
| Jul 7, 10:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carter, Powder River | 61 min |
| Jul 7, 11:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carter | 46 min |
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