⚠ ACTIVE EMERGENCIES & ADVISORIES (Source)🟠 Extreme Heat Warning: Extreme Heat Warning issued July 15 at 1:18PM MDT until July 16 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT* WHAT...Very hot conditions with high temperatures of 98 to 103 degrees on Wednesday. * WHERE...Carter, Custer, Fallon, and Powder River. Weather Now78°F / 26°C - Mostly CloudyWind: 12 mph N | Humidity: 50% Air Quality: 48 (Good) ForecastThursday: 93°F - Mostly SunnyThursday Night: 67°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy Friday: 96°F - Mostly Sunny Source: NWS |
Rural Emergency TipsKnow your address - cross streets, mile markers, GPSWeak cell? Text 911 if voice fails. Try high ground. Road blocked? Have alternate routes planned Well water? Assume contaminated after floods - boil 1 min or use purification tablets Propane? Keep tanks filled before storms Generator? OUTSIDE ONLY, 20+ ft from windows No ID? You can still get help - 211 for local aid No cell service? Satellite phone (Garmin inReach, Zoleo), ham radio 146.52 MHz simplex Power backup: Solar charger with battery bank (10,000mAh minimum) ResourcesRoads: MT 511Emergency: MT DES Health: MT Health Power: poweroutage.us Shelters: Red Cross 1-800-733-2767 211: Food, housing, utilities - dial 211 FEMA: 1-800-621-3362 (no immigration check) Weather: NWS Radar |
🎒 Emergency Kit
- Water: 1 gal/4L per person per day (purification tablets if unsure)- Non-perishable food, manual can opener
- First aid kit, prescription meds (7-day)
- Flashlight, batteries, NOAA radio
- Phone charger, solar charger, cash, important docs
Source: Ready.gov