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Flash Flood — Custer, MT

Jun 28, 2018

During the late afternoon and evening hours on June 28th, severe weather broke out across much of the Billings Forecast Area. The most severe weather occurred across southeast Montana, mainly Carter County where golf ball size and larger hail, straight line winds 70-80 mph and four tornadoes were reported. ||Around 7:17 PM, the first tornado was spotted crossing SR 323 in Carter County about 12 miles north of Albion in the Finger Butte Area. This tornado was spotted by a rancher about a mile to

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 762209). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Custer, MT

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