Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Park, Stillwater and Sweet Grass Counties MT

Source: NOAA · South Central Montana

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NOAA issued it on May 21, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of south central Montana until 5:00 PM MDT on May 13.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
South Central Montana
Issued
May 21, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Billings MT

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Montana.

Alert Details

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Billings MT. The alert is effective from 3:58 PM MDT until 5:00 PM MDT on May 13, 2026.

Affected Areas

The warning covers North Central Park County, Central Stillwater County, and Sweet Grass County in south central Montana. Locations impacted include Livingston, Big Timber, Clyde Park, Mc Leod, Greycliff, Springdale, Melville, Nye and Reed Point.

What You Should Do

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms have produced widespread damaging winds.

Expected Conditions

At 3:58 PM MDT, showers and thunderstorms producing strong to damaging winds were located along a line from near Livingston to 19 miles west of Absarokee moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard includes 60 to 70 mph wind gusts.

Timeline

The warning is in effect from 3:58 PM MDT to 5:00 PM MDT on May 13, 2026.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of south central Montana until 5:00 PM MDT on May 13.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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