Active Weather Alerts
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 1:14 AM May. 14, 2026 – National Weather Service
...AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM MDT... At 714 PM MDT, Weather Stations reported strong winds associated with an area of showers and thunderstorms near Red Lodge HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Weather Stations Reported. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Red Lodge, Bridger, Joliet, Fromberg, Bearcreek, Roberts, Boyd, Fox, Belfry, Cooney Reservoir State Park, Washoe, Edgar, Rockvale, Silesia, Luther and Roscoe. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Cooney Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. && TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 0DEG 0KT 4526 10974; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 9:55 PM May. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 201 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MONTANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MONTANA MUSSELSHELL IN SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA BIG HORN CARBON YELLOWSTONE IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA ROSEBUD TREASURE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BILLINGS, BRIDGER, COLSTRIP, CROW AGENCY, FORSYTH, HARDIN, HYSHAM, JOLIET, LAME DEER, RED LODGE, AND ROUNDUP.
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