Alert archive / Montana / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 370
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at May 31, 1997, 4:15 PM MDT for 19 counties in Montana. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 1997, 4:15 PM MDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 1997, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
Counties Beaverhead County, MT, Broadwater County, MT, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Gallatin County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Granite County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Lake County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Lincoln County, MT, Madison County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Pondera County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT, Teton County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
Warnings issued inside it
7 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Beaverhead | 45 min |
| May 31, 4:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Beaverhead | 45 min |
| May 31, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lincoln, Sanders | 41 min |
| May 31, 4:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Jefferson, Madison | 60 min |
| May 31, 5:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lake, Missoula | 65 min |
| May 31, 8:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Glacier, Toole | 42 min |
| May 31, 8:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Pondera, Teton | 34 min |
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Montana, 1997Every severe thunderstorm watch in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.