Alert archive / Montana / Severe Thunderstorm Watches in 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 515
The Storm Prediction Center issued this severe thunderstorm watch at Jul 16, 2002, 5:45 PM MDT for 21 counties in Montana. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2002, 5:45 PM MDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 16, 2002, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
All 21 counties
Big Horn County, MT, Carbon County, MT, Custer County, MT, Daniels County, MT, Dawson County, MT, Garfield County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, McCone County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Sheridan County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Valley County, MT, Yellowstone County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 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
9 tornado, severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings for its counties while it was in force.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Musselshell, Yellowstone | 58 min |
| Jul 16, 6:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Petroleum | 65 min |
| Jul 16, 6:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn | 58 min |
| Jul 16, 7:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Rosebud, Treasure | 53 min |
| Jul 16, 7:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Petroleum | 13 min |
| Jul 16, 8:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield | 60 min |
| Jul 16, 9:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Prairie | 54 min |
| Jul 16, 10:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 59 min |
| Jul 16, 10:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Powder River | 51 min |
Nearby
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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.