Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 5:00pm
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 600 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms
producing gusty winds extending from 19 miles southwest of Melstone
to 11 miles southwest of Busby, or extending from 21 miles east of
Roundup to 30 miles southeast of Hardin, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Hardin, Colstrip, Forsyth, Hysham, Custer, Melstone, Crow Agency,
Busby, Lame Deer, Ashland, Musselshell, Bighorn, Vananda, Ingomar,
Pompeys Pillar, Muddy Cluster, St. Xavier, Crow Indian Reservation
and Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Southern Big Horn; Northeastern Yellowstone
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov