Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Missoula, MT

Issued

Sep 7, 1995, 2:19 PM MDT (20:19 UTC)

Expired

Sep 7, 1995, 3:15 PM MDT

In force

56 min

Issued by

NWS Missoula, MT

Area

Whole counties

County Ravalli County, MT

000 
TTAA00 KMSO 072020 RRA
SVRMSO
MTC081-072115-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
219 PM MDT THU SEP 7 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  315 PM MDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION...                     ...
 
IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA
 
   ...RAVALLI COUNTY
 
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HAMILTON AT 215 PM MDT. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 35 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO THE HAMILTON AREA BY 245
PM MDT.
 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND :VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.  HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO
DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
 
KRENZ

NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 7, 8:57 AM MDT, 5 hours 22 minutes earlier.

CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL WASHINGTON/OREGON BORDER STILL
MOVING SLOWER THAN MODELS HAVE INDICATED LAST FEW DAYS. MODELS
FORECASTING IT TO MOVE OVER WESTERN MONTANA AND WEAKEN BY LATE FRIDAY.
SOME DIFFERENCES IN MOVEMENT OF VORT LOBES THROUGH THE LOW...BUT
MAIN ACTION OF THUNDERSTORMS...POSSIBLY SEVERE LEVELS IN LEMHI COUNTY
AND SW MT EXPECTED LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. GOOD JET DYNAMICS HIT SW
MT THIS AFTERNOON...GOOD 300/700MB DIV/CONV OVER ID/MT BORDER SHIFTS
TO SW MT TONIGHT...VORT LOBE THROUGH SW MT TODAY...K INDEX GREATER
THAN 30...LOW LI AND THETA-E ALL IN PLACE FOR THIS AREA. MODERATE
EASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM GTF-MSO STILL HOLDING...BUT SHOULD
WEAKEN SOME AS THERMAL TROF MOVES OVER WESTERN MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON.
WILL ADJUST TEMPERATURES COOLER ON THE HIGHS AND WARMER ON THE
MINS WITH MORE CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE PERIOD. FELSCH

FCA 565 74/48/70
LIB 565 70/46/68
POL 565 72/50/70
MSO 565 77/50/74
HMM 565 78/48/76^
.WESTERN MT .NONE.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995

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