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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
646 PM MDT Thu Apr 2 2026

MTZ058-138-WYZ199-030130-
Southern Rosebud MT-Sheridan Foothills WY-Southern Big Horn MT-
646 PM MDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BIG HORN...SOUTHERN
ROSEBUD AND NORTHEASTERN SHERIDAN COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM MDT...

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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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LAT...LON 4500 10715 4539 10717 4563 10623 4535 10624
      4535 10628 4518 10628 4518 10626 4499 10626
      4499 10623 4486 10625 4488 10715
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 249DEG 22KT 4517 10689

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Chambers