Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 6:56PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 5:56pm
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
At 656 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and
thunderstorms extending from 10 miles northeast of Melstone to 33
miles south of Ashland, moving northeast at 30 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...
Colstrip, Forsyth, Hysham, Custer, Melstone, Lame Deer, Busby,
Ashland, Rosebud, Musselshell, Birney, Muddy Cluster, Vananda,
Cartersville, Bighorn, Kirby, Brandenberg, Birney Village, Rosebud
Battlefield Park and Ingomar.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Musselshell; Treasure; Northern Rosebud; Custer; Powder River; Northern Big Horn; Southern Rosebud; Southern Big Horn; Northeastern Yellowstone
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov