Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 13 at 7:14PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 13, 2026 - 6:14pm
Expires:
May 13, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 714 PM MDT, Weather Stations reported strong winds associated with
an area of showers and thunderstorms near Red Lodge
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Weather Stations Reported.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Red Lodge, Bridger, Joliet, Fromberg, Bearcreek, Roberts, Boyd,
Fox, Belfry, Cooney Reservoir State Park, Washoe, Edgar, Rockvale,
Silesia, Luther and Roscoe.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Cooney Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.
Area Description:
Red Lodge Foothills; Southeastern Carbon; Northern Carbon
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov