Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 5:57PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 4:57pm
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 557 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms
producing gusty winds extending from 7 miles northeast of Lodge Grass
to near Sheridan, moving east 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...
Sheridan, Ranchester, Dayton, Lodge Grass, Big Horn, Clearmont,
Birney, Tongue River Reservoir, Rosebud Battlefield Park, Kirby,
Banner, Birney Village, Leiter, Otter, Parkman, Wyola, Arvada,
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and Crow Indian Reservation.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Powder River; Southern Rosebud; Southern Big Horn; Northeast Bighorn Mountains; Sheridan Foothills
Forcast Office:
NWS Billings MT
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov