Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 2 at 6:46PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 5:46pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 646 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms 25 miles
south of Busby, or 26 miles north of Sheridan, moving east at 25 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...
Birney, Tongue River Reservoir, Birney Village, Rosebud Battlefield
Park, Kirby and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Tongue River 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:
Southern Rosebud; Southern Big Horn; Sheridan Foothills
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov