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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Billings MT
902 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024
 

MTZ034-056-170-261545-
Red Lodge Foothills MT-Northern Carbon MT-Northern Stillwater MT-
902 AM MDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL STILLWATER AND 
NORTHWESTERN CARBON COUNTIES THROUGH 945 AM MDT...

At 856 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong rain shower 9 
miles east of Absarokee, or 9 miles south of Columbus, moving north 
at 15 mph. Radar estimates at least 0.5 to 1.5 inches of rain has 
fallen so far. This rain shower will persist over the next hour.

HAZARD...Heavy rain.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Localized flooding of low-lying areas and drastically 
         reduced visibility.

Locations impacted include...
Absarokee, Cooney Reservoir State Park, and Roberts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to 
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded 
roadways.

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LAT...LON 4538 10945 4542 10946 4543 10944 4544 10946
      4553 10947 4554 10945 4557 10946 4557 10944
      4559 10941 4560 10943 4560 10948 4565 10949
      4557 10908 4527 10919
TIME...MOT...LOC 1500Z 185DEG 11KT 4551 10925 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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