| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Golden Valley; Billings |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 4:37:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 4:37PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 337 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Sentinel Butte, or 14 miles east of Beach, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Mainly rural areas of East Central Golden Valley and West Central
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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