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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
623 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025


MTZ138-169-171-WYZ198-199-160115-
Southern Big Horn MT-Bighorn Canyon MT-Sheridan Foothills WY-
Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains MT-Northeast Bighorn Mountains
WY-
623 PM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL BIG 
HORN AND NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM MDT...

At 623 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong 
thunderstorms 26 miles south of Fort Smith, or 55 miles west of 
Sheridan, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph, pea size hail, very heavy rainfall 
and frequent lightning.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Heavy rainfall may cause minor flooding of small streams 
and make rural roads difficult to drive on.

Locations impacted include...
  Ranchester, Dayton, Lodge Grass, Wyola, Parkman, Bighorn Lake and 
  northern section of the Elk Burn Scar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

People in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until 
this storm passes.

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LAT...LON 4525 10809 4535 10732 4480 10714 4479 10783
      4482 10782 4487 10786 4491 10785 4493 10788
      4499 10788 4500 10791 4500 10807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 270DEG 39KT 4494 10806

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

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Tesar