Montana Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/27/2026 19:18

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 8:18PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 27, 2026 - 7:18pm
Expires: 
August 27, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
At 818 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers and thunderstorms extending from 16 miles south of Harlowton to 12 miles southwest of Big Timber, moving east at 40 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... Big Timber, Greycliff, Reed Point, Melville, Rapelje and Mc Leod.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Northern Stillwater; Golden Valley; Beartooth Foothills; Northern Sweet Grass; Melville Foothills
Forcast Office: 
NWS Billings MT
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov