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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Billings, MT

July 11, 20234 counties in Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2023, 1:35 PM MDT for 4 counties in Montana. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 11, 2023, 1:35 PM MDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired: Jul 11, 2023, 2:15 PM MDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Musselshell County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Yellowstone County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 11, 12:56 PM MDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 12:56 PM MDT, 39 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 10, 6:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Sweet Grass	44 min
Jul 10, 6:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Sweet Grass	24 min
Jul 10, 6:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Wheatland	48 min
Jul 10, 7:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Golden Valley	39 min
Jul 10, 7:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Musselshell, Yellowstone	50 min
Jul 10, 8:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Big Horn	42 min
Jul 10, 9:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Treasure	34 min
Jul 10, 9:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Rosebud	41 min
Jul 10, 11:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Prairie	46 min
Jul 11, 2:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BYZ	Rosebud	47 min
Jul 11, 2:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BYZ	Rosebud	17 min
Jul 11, 3:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Rosebud	24 min
Jul 11, 3:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Custer	32 min
Jul 11, 4:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Custer	34 min
Jul 11, 4:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	33 min
Jul 11, 4:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Big Horn	37 min
Jul 11, 5:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BYZ	Fallon	67 min
Jul 11, 5:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Big Horn	47 min
Jul 11, 5:49 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Big Horn	24 min
Jul 11, 5:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Sheridan	28 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.