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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
522 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

MTZ056-067-139-170-232345-
Northern Carbon MT-Red Lodge Foothills MT-Absaroka/Beartooth
Mountains MT-Southeastern Carbon MT-
522 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

...AN AREA OF STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CARBON AND
WESTERN BIG HORN COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT...

At 522 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong outflow
winds extending from near Joliet to 6 miles northwest of Red Lodge,
moving southeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. These winds will arrive with little to no
         precipitation.

The strong outflow winds will be near...
  Joliet around 520 PM MDT.
  Fromberg and Red Lodge around 530 PM MDT.
  Bridger around 535 PM MDT.

Other locations impacted by these strong outflow winds include Fox,
Boyd, Roberts, Luther and Edgar.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Drivers should be prepared for sudden strong crosswinds, including
US-212.

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LAT...LON 4530 10958 4540 10925 4551 10911 4550 10870
      4547 10870 4546 10865 4543 10868 4540 10869
      4535 10870 4534 10870 4534 10871 4530 10873
      4529 10872 4511 10881 4505 10918
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 309DEG 33KT 4547 10901 4532 10914 4526 10933

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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