";s:4:"text";s:4470:" This hail storm was traveling NE at 9 mph and the entire storm produced hail for roughly 2 hour(s). All watches and warnings should expire at 8 p.m. Warmer temperatures and high wind gusts will move through Billings this weekend, increasing the risk for fire in the area, according to the Bi…. “We struggle along sometimes paying it, but I’ll get a little bit of my money back out of it,” he said. The city is nearly 5,000 feet above sea level and usually maintains a temperate climate, CNN Meteorologist Michael Guy said. 6:30 p.m. - Interstate 270 corridor getting battered by big storms. The summer months are often rainy, and severe weather isn't unheard of because of the city's elevation. If a severe thunderstorm warning is issued for your location, it means severe storms are imminent and you should head indoors. The Storm Prediction Center has placed our region in a slight risk zone for severe storms, level 2 out of 5 on its scale for the overall storm threat. They kept a good sense of humor, however, and said it was covered by business insurance. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued until 8 p.m. A watch means conditions are favorable for severe storms, but it is not a guarantee of hazardous weather. Let’s just call that Sunday night hail storm what it was — a beet down. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, Photos: Storm blows into Billings bringing high wind and hail, Damaging hailstorm tests Yellowstone County alert system, shows it still needs work, 11,000 birds killed or maimed by hailstorm in Yellowstone County, Billings auto repair shops see surge in business after hail storm, Storm was more bluster than bite for city's trees, Hailstorm clobbers Yellowstone County crops, Storm damages commercial planes at Billings airport, Billings assesses cleanup after severe storm downs trees, power lines, Yellowstone County residents count their losses after storm rips off roofs, hammers homes, Severe hailstorm pounds Yellowstone County, Billings recovers after Thursday night thunderstorm, Cause of early vehicle fire on Billings' South Side remains under investigation, Storm breaks 144-year-old rainfall record in Bismarck, Update: Service restored after 3,000 without power during outage on West End, Service restored after 1,500 without power on Billings' South Side, Snow closes Beartooth Highway at Vista Point; rain falls on Billings all day, Church in Ballantine helps repair hail damage to mobile homes before winter, Guest opinion: Storm repairs spark lead-safety concerns for older homes, Billings' top 5 weather events of 2019, ranked, 60 degree temps expected in Billings area on the weekend, Wind rips roof off Billings South Side building, Thunderstorms drop tennis ball-sized hail in central Montana overnight, WATCH NOW: Kenosha residents react to Trump visit, Watch Now: U.S. Sen. Steve Daines talks about Crow Tribal Police Department, Watch now: A closer look at the Portland Place confrontation. Storms extend to the south along the west branch of the Beltway and then just west of Interstate 95 through Burke and Dale City. A massive hailstorm trapped some residents of Guadalajara. This storm has developed out ahead of the main area of storms to the west. Rainwater forms rivers through a layer of hail on Harvard Avenue during a storm in Billings on Thursday.
Isolated thunderstorms developed just after sunrise over Lake and Orange counties and produced nickel to quarter sized hail as the storms moved eastward. Damage following a hailstorm and high winds in Billings on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Period.