WWUS85 KBYZ 032028 SPSBYZ Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Billings MT 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 MTZ030-031-057-138-169-173-235-032100- Northern Rosebud MT-Bighorn Canyon MT-Southern Big Horn MT- Treasure MT-Southwestern Yellowstone MT-Northern Big Horn MT- Northeastern Yellowstone MT- 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BIG HORN...SOUTHERN YELLOWSTONE...CENTRAL ROSEBUD AND SOUTHEASTERN TREASURE COUNTIES THROUGH 300 PM MDT... At 227 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Hysham to near Billings West End. Movement was southeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Billings, Hardin, Colstrip, Custer, Lockwood, Crow Agency, Pompeys Pillar, St. Xavier, Bighorn, and Crow Indian Reservation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4591 10642 4530 10809 4572 10872 4626 10724 TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 307DEG 53KT 4621 10728 4573 10859 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Torgerson