Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Regional Weather Alerts


     

Alert: Special Weather Statement
Area(s): Northern Big Horn; Northeastern Yellowstone
Effective: 2026-06-22 @ 4:29 am -> 2026-06-22 @ 5:15 am
Onset: 2026-06-22 @ 4:29 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-06-22 @ 4:29 am
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued June 22 at 3:29AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: At 329 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Ballantine, or 27 miles northwest of Hardin,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Pompeys Pillar.

Alert: Flood Advisory
Area(s): Musselshell, MT; Yellowstone, MT
Effective: 2026-06-22 @ 4:21 am -> 2026-06-22 @ 7:15 am
Onset: 2026-06-22 @ 4:21 am -> 2026-06-22 @ 7:15 am
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Billings MT on 2026-06-22 @ 4:21 am
Headline: Flood Advisory issued June 22 at 3:21AM MDT until June 22 at 6:15AM MDT by NWS Billings MT
Description: * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...Southeastern Musselshell County in central Montana...
North Central Yellowstone County in south central Montana...

* WHEN...Until 615 AM MDT.

* IMPACTS...Rises in small streams and minor flooding of low-lying
and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 319 AM MDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5
inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected over
the area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Musselshell and North Central
Yellowstone Counties.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood