Montana Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/08/2026 19:32

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 8:32PM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 8, 2026 - 7:32pm
Expires: 
July 8, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
At 832 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 9 miles east of Columbus to near Fromberg, or extending from 9 miles east of Columbus to 17 miles northeast of Red Lodge, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Bridger, Joliet, Fromberg, Pryor, Edgar, Rockvale, Silesia, Park City and Boyd.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Northern Stillwater; Red Lodge Foothills; Southern Big Horn; Southeastern Carbon; Northern Carbon; Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains; Southwestern Yellowstone
Forcast Office: 
NWS Billings MT