Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

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Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Hill County
Effective: 2026-08-16 @ 2:58 pm -> 2026-08-16 @ 3:45 pm
Onset: 2026-08-16 @ 2:58 pm
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Great Falls MT on 2026-08-16 @ 2:58 pm
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 1:58PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT
Description: At 157 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles north of Inverness, or 24 miles northeast of Chester, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Hill
County.