Special Weather Statement

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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Billings MT

700 PM MDT Thu May 22 2025



MTZ040-065.068-141-172-230145-

Northern Park MT-Livingston Area MT-Crazy Mountains MT-Northern

Sweet Grass MT-Melville Foothills MT-Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains

MT-Beartooth Foothills MT-

700 PM MDT Thu May 22 2025



...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN SWEET GRASS...

WEST CENTRAL STILLWATER AND CENTRAL PARK COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PM MDT...



At 700 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong 

thunderstorms extending from 9 miles northeast of Clyde Park to 20 

miles southeast of Livingston, moving east at 30 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...

  Big Timber, Springdale, Mc Leod, Greycliff and Melville.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening 

weather conditions.



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LAT...LON 4601 11063 4619 10994 4546 10965 4537 11036

TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 254DEG 26KT 4596 11045 4571 11034 4547 11025



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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Palmquist



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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Great Falls MT

518 PM MDT Thu May 22 2025

 

MTZ320-322.326-330-230015-

Madison River Valley MT-Elkhorn and Boulder Mountains MT-

Missouri Headwaters MT-Big Belt, Bridger and Castle Mountains MT-

Gallatin and Madison County Mountains and Centennial Mountains MT-

Canyon Ferry Area MT-Gallatin Valley MT-

518 PM MDT Thu May 22 2025



...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BROADWATER...

NORTHEASTERN MADISON...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES

THROUGH 615 PM MDT...



At 518 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along

a line extending from 6 miles east of Whitehall to 15 miles southeast

of Harrison to 16 miles southeast of Ennis. Movement was northeast at

35 mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size 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...

Bozeman, Belgrade, Three Forks, Manhattan, Toston, Harrison, Big Sky,

Bozeman Hot Springs, Gallatin Gateway, Missouri Headwaters State

Park, Cardwell, Logan, Radersburg, Lewis And Clark Caverns State

Park, Maudlow, Four Corners, Amsterdam, Trident, Church Hill, and

Willow Creek.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



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LAT...LON 4552 11158 4592 11208 4637 11132 4594 11079

      4560 11080 4559 11086 4553 11086 4552 11092

      4536 11092 4535 11104 4528 11105 4511 11148

TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 235DEG 30KT 4590 11196 4555 11154 4522 11145 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN

MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH



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Ludwig



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