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Flash Flood Warning 12, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this flash flood warning at Jun 28, 2005, 7:39 PM MDT for Garfield County, Montana. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2005, 7:39 PM MDT (01:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2005, 1:45 AM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Garfield County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 109 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1040 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 28, 2:27 PM MDT, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 2:27 PM MDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 227 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005 .SHORT TERM...FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS BEEN UNDER LOW CLOUDS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND MORE STABLE AT THE SURFACE. ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN BORDER OF CWA WHERE MORE SUN HAS BEEN...AIRMASS IS MORE UNSTABLE ALLOWING SEVERE STORMS TO FORM. STORMS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF UPPER TROF ROTATING ACROSS PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ALONG AN INVERTED TROF ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA. BOTH THE UPPER AND SURFACE TROF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT AND INTO NORTH DAKOTA IN THE MORNING. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL BE AHEAD OF THE TROFS. SUBSIDENCE AND DRIER AIR COME BACK TO THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WESTERLY FLOW AND WEAK RIDGING. THIS SHOULD BRING A BREAK IN THE RECENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND ALLOW THE AREA TO DRY OUT SLIGHTLY. EBERT .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... NO CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST TODAY. EVERYTHING LOOKING RIGHT ON TRACK. LATEST GFS HINTING THAT A RIDGE TO PERHAPS WORK IN BY THE END OF THE PERIOD FOR DRIER AND WARMER FORECAST...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A CHANGE TO GOING GRIDS FOR NOW. JAZ ...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT IN THE EARLY PART OF THE EXTENDED. THEY DO DEVELOP TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH AN UPPER TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS MONTANA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE GFS AND DGEX FASTER THAN THE ECMWF. SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH EASTERN MONTANA THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THEN...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPS ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH. WITH FREQUENT SHORTWAVES EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH...WILL BROADBRUSH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEKEND. GFS/DGEX/CANADIAN BRING THE UPPER TROUGH THROUGH MONTANA ON SUNDAY AND RETURN TO SOUTHWEST ALOFT FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHILE THE ECMWF WAITS UNTIL MONDAY TO BRING THE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS THE STATE. EITHER WAY...THE WEATHER LOOKS UNSETTLED. WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR NOW. && .AVIATION...WITH ON AND OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY...WILL SEE A WIDE RANGE OF CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES AT THE TAF SITES. CONDITIONS WILL BE GENERALLY VFR WHEN THERE IS NO PRECIPITATION AND FALL TO AS LOW AS IFR WHEN A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM PASSES. ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT PASS OVER A TAF SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. && WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 10:03 AM MDT, 9 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 1003 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005 MTZ016>027-059>062-291615- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE- RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- 1003 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA THROUGH THIS EVENING. REFER TO WGUS65 KGGW OR GTFFFAGGW FOR MORE INFORMATION. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 28, 5:34 PM MDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
534 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0510 PM HAIL WINNETT 47.00N 108.35W
06/28/2005 0.88 INCH PETROLEUM MT LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS HAILSTONES.
&&
TFJLocal storm report, Jun 28, 6:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
611 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM HAIL N WHITEWATER 48.76N 107.63W
06/28/2005 1.00 INCH PHILLIPS MT PUBLIC
0555 PM HAIL 5 ESE U L BEND 47.46N 107.78W
06/28/2005 1.00 INCH GARFIELD MT TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 PM HAIL 24 W BRUSETT 47.42N 107.78W
06/28/2005 0.88 INCH GARFIELD MT PUBLIC
0610 PM HAIL 13 WNW BRUSETT 47.50N 107.52W
06/28/2005 0.75 INCH GARFIELD MT PUBLIC
&&
TFJLocal storm report, Jun 28, 6:36 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
636 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM HAIL 1 E WHITEWATER 48.76N 107.61W
06/28/2005 1.75 INCH PHILLIPS MT TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
JJZLocal storm report, Jun 28, 6:46 PM MDT, 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
646 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0630 PM HAIL 6 S MALTA 48.27N 107.87W
06/28/2005 0.75 INCH PHILLIPS MT PUBLIC
&&
JJZLocal storm report, Jun 28, 6:58 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, Phillips | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 6:36 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Phillips | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone | 59 min |
| Jun 28, 6:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 21 min |
| Jun 28, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 62 min |
| Jun 28, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Valley | 63 min |
| Jun 28, 8:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Prairie | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 8:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Roosevelt, Valley | 61 min |
| Jun 28, 8:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 33 min |
| Jun 28, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Roosevelt, Valley | 61 min |
| Jun 28, 9:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Prairie, Wibaux | 46 min |
| Jun 28, 9:31 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 9:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Richland, Wibaux | 65 min |
| Jun 28, 9:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Valley | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Dawson, Wibaux | 3 hr |
| Jun 28, 10:37 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Valley | 3 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.