Special Weather Statement

At 841 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ellsworth, or 25 miles east of Alliance, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include... Ellsworth, Antioch, Watson Lake, Patterson Lake, Finnegan Lake, Kincaid Lake, Kennedy Lake, Wild Horse Flats, Smith Lake State Wildlife Management Area, Snow Lake, Bingham, Wickson Lake, Diamond Lake, Lakeside, Wolf Hill, Herman Lake, Jerry Lake, Krause Lake, and Argo Hill.

This includes the following highways... Highway 250 between mile markers 1 and 30. Highway 2 between mile markers 98 and 132.