Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Glasgow, MT

Issued

Jun 23, 2002, 3:06 PM MDT (21:06 UTC)

Expired

Jun 23, 2002, 6:00 PM MDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Glasgow, MT

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Garfield County, MT

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WGUS55 KGGW 232106
FFWGGW
MTC033-240000-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
306 PM MDT SUN JUN 23 2002

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FAILURE IN...
  EAST CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA

* UNTIL 600 PM MDT

* AT 730 AM MDT...TAYLOR DAM ON TAYLOR CREEK FAILED.

* OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE VAN NORMAN

THE TAYLOR DAM ON TAYLOR CREEK UPSTREAM FROM VAN NORMAN SCHOOL HAS 
GIVEN WAY. WATER LEVELS ARE SLOWLY RECEDING...HOWEVER HIGH WATERS 
CAN STILL BE EXPECTED DOWN STREAM INTO THE LITTLE DRY CREEK. WATER 
WAS STILL RUNNING OVER HIGHWAY 462 AT THE TAYLOR CREEK CROSSING. 
TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. 

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

THIS WARNING EXTENDS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR 
THE TAYLOR DAM BREAK.

LAT...LON 4755 10633 4736 10631 4731 10623 4710 10621
          4711 10662 4756 10665

.END
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NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 23, 9:28 AM MDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

NORTHEAST MONTANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
930 AM MDT SUN JUN 23 2002

.SHORT TERM...DEEP STACKED LOW OVER NORTHEAST MONTANA WITH SHOWERS
SPINNING ACROSS AREA. DRY SLOT OVER SOUTHEAST COUNTIES FILLING IN
WITH CLOUDS AND EXPECT SHOWERS OVER THAT REGION LATER TODAY. OVER 5
INCHES OF RAIN IN EASTERN GARFIELD COUNTY LAST NIGHT WITH FLOODING
OCCURING. CURRENT FORECAST LOOK ON TRACK WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND CONTINUED RAIN TODAY. NO UPDATE PLANNED. EBERT

.LONG TERM...HOT. MODELS ALL BUILD A LARGE AND STRONG 500 MB HIGH
OVER WESTERN STATES WITH HEIGHTS S. LOOKS LIKE A PATTERN MORE
TYPICAL OF LATE JULY/EARLY AUGUST. MODELS HAVE ALL HAVE COME
AROUND TO BEING VERY CONSISTENT AND PERSISTENT WITH THIS. APPEARS
TOO STRONG FOR MUCH CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY THIS FAR FROM MOUNTAINS
AND PLAN TO UP TEMPERATURES TO 90S. SIMONSEN

KGGW TBU /075 054/083 056/087 8275111
     UUUU 058/091 060/093 062/090 062/090 056/ 82000000000

KGDV TBU /076 055/081 055/085 8276111
     UUUU 057/089 059/092 062/095 062/095 056/ 82000000000

.GGW...NONE

Flash Flood Warnings in Montana, 2002Every flash flood warning in 2002

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.