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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
1240 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025


MTZ029-034-042-056-138-139-170-171-235-051930-
Musselshell MT-Golden Valley MT-Red Lodge Foothills MT-
Southwestern Yellowstone MT-Northern Carbon MT-Southern Big Horn
MT-Southeastern Carbon MT-Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains MT-
Northern Stillwater MT-
1240 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN 
MUSSELSHELL...SOUTHEASTERN GOLDEN VALLEY...SOUTHWESTERN 
YELLOWSTONE...CENTRAL CARBON...NORTHEASTERN STILLWATER AND 
NORTHWESTERN BIG HORN COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM MDT...

At 1240 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong 
thunderstorms extending from 16 miles north of Columbus to 6 miles 
northeast of Red Lodge, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Billings, Red Lodge, Columbus, Laurel, Bridger, Joliet, Fromberg, 
  Billings West End, Billings Heights, Pryor, Lockwood, Broadview, 
  Bearcreek, Park City, Molt, Silesia, Rockvale, Edgar, Boyd and 
  Acton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening 
weather conditions.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio 
stations and available television stations for additional 
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4520 10931 4558 10929 4595 10946 4632 10868
      4586 10841 4540 10844 4512 10923 4514 10926
      4514 10928 4515 10928
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 243DEG 41KT 4586 10925 4555 10915 4526 10917

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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