NWS Billings MTSV.W 0146September 2, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Custer and Fallon, MT
The National Weather Service office in Billings issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Custer and Fallon in Montana, which was in force until 7:45 p.m. local time on September 2. It was the 146th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Billings issued in 2026. Montana had 61 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 10 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Montana's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 59 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Billings MT
- Area
- Custer and Fallon
- State
- Montana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:46 p.m. MDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 7:45 p.m. MDT, September 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBYZ SV.W 0146
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana since 2008Every warning type in Montana
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
SVRBYZ The National Weather Service in Billings has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East Central Custer County in southeastern Montana... Northwestern Fallon County in southeastern Montana... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 646 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 41 miles northwest of Ekalaka, or 35 miles east of Miles City, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ismay, Knowlton, Westmore and Mizpah.
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
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, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels