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Mesoscale Discussion 2014

August 17, 202616 counties in Montana

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Aug 17, 2026, 3:37 PM MDT for 16 counties in Montana. It was in force for 83 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2026, 3:37 PM MDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2026, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
83 min
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Severe potential...watch unlikely
Chance of a watch
20%

Counties Big Horn County, MT, Custer County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Garfield County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT, McCone County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Wheatland County, MT, Yellowstone County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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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.