NWS Billings MTSV.W 0010May 30, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Carter, MT
The National Weather Service office in Billings issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Carter in Montana, which was in force until 3:15 p.m. local time on May 30. It was the 10th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Billings issued in 2026. Montana had 41 severe thunderstorm warnings in May 2026, against 27 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Montana's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 39 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Billings MT
- Area
- Carter
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:36 p.m. MDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 3:15 p.m. MDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBYZ SV.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana since 2008Every warning type in Montana
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The notice as issued
SVRBYZ The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Carter County in southeastern Montana... * Until 315 PM MDT. * At 236 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alzada moving north at 10 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Alzada.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana since 2008343 a year
- Every warning type in Montana
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, May 20262,688 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels