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Special Weather Statement, NWS Billings, MT

July 7, 2021Rosebud County, Montana

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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The facts

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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What forecasters said that day

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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, Jul 7, 6:02 AM MDT, 12 hours 45 minutes before
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, Jul 7, 5:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 7, 5:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 5:54 PM MDT, 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 7, 6:21 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 6:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZTreasure24 min
Jul 7, 6:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Stillwater, Yellowstone55 min
Jul 7, 7:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZRosebud30 min
Jul 7, 7:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone66 min
Jul 7, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster, Rosebud29 min
Jul 7, 7:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster52 min
Jul 7, 8:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster46 min
Jul 7, 8:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Rosebud52 min
Jul 7, 8:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster31 min
Jul 7, 9:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Powder River, Rosebud62 min
Jul 7, 9:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter56 min
Jul 7, 9:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZFallon55 min
Jul 7, 10:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCarter40 min
Jul 7, 10:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River52 min
Jul 7, 10:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCarter, Powder River61 min
Jul 7, 11:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCarter46 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.