| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Billings; Slope |
| Effective | 8/28/2026, 5:19:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/28/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 5:19PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 419 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles northwest of Amidon, or 31 miles southeast of Beach, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Mainly rural areas of North Central Slope and Southwestern Billings
Counties.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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