Expires:202507051930;Remove:202507051930;931235 WWUS85 KBYZ 051840 SPSBYZ 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 $$ Palmquist