Alert archive / Montana / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2005, 4:55 PM MDT for Blaine County, Fergus County, Montana. It was in force for 37 min. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2005, 4:55 PM MDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2005, 5:32 PM MDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Blaine County, MT, Fergus County, MT
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 12 N Winifred, MT | MARBLE TO G0LF BALL SIZE HAIL. SHORT TERM FLASH FLOODING COVERING THE ROAD TO SEVERAL FEET NEAR THE RIVER. |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 12 N Winifred, MT | MARBLE TO G0LF BALL SIZE HAIL. SHORT TERM FLASH FLOODING COVERING THE ROAD TO SEVERAL FEET NEAR THE RIVER. |
| Jun 17, 5:15 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | 12 N Winifred, MT | MARBLE TO GULF BALL SIZE HAIL. SHORT TERM FLASH FLOODING COVERING THE ROAD TO SEVERAL FEET NEAR THE RIVER. |
| Jun 17, 5:20 PM MDT | TORNADO | 12 N Winifred, MT | PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER BETWEEN WINIFRED AND HIGHWAY 191. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO FENCES IN THE AREA. |
| Jun 17, 5:20 PM MDT | TORNADO | 12 N Winifred, MT | PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER BETWEEN WINIFRED AND HIGHWAY 191. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO FENCES IN THE AREA. REPORT CAME FROM SHERIFFS OFFICE IN LEWISTOWN. CAMPERS CAMPING IN THIS VICINITY MADE THE REPORT. |
| Jun 17, 5:20 PM MDT | TORNADO | 12 N Winifred, MT | PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER BETWEEN WINIFRED AND HIGHWAY 191. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO FENCES IN THE AREA. REPORT CAME FROM SHERIFFS OFFICE IN LEWISTOWN. CAMPERS CAMPING IN THIS VICINITY MADE THE REPORT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1012 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS55 KTFX 172256 TORTFX MTC005-027-172330- /O.NEW.KTFX.TO.W.0002.050617T2255Z-050617T2330Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 455 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL FERGUS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MONTANA SOUTHWESTERN BLAINE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA * UNTIL 530 PM MDT * AT 449 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LEROY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINIFRED. THIS DANGEROUS STORM IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE STORM WILL BE... 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEROY BY 510 PM MDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4773 10956 4760 10944 4788 10881 4806 10901 $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS55 KTFX 172314 SVSTFX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 513 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2005 MTC005-027-172330- /O.CON.KTFX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050617T2330Z/ BLAINE MT-FERGUS MT- 513 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 530 PM MDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL FERGUS AND SOUTHWESTERN BLAINE COUNTIES... AT 504 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM IS LOCATED NEAR LEROY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE MOST DANGEROUS PORTION OF THE STORM WILL BE... 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF LEROY BY 520 PM MDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4773 10956 4760 10944 4788 10891 4806 10901 $$ BLANK
000 WWUS55 KTFX 172332 SVSTFX SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 532 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2005 MTC005-027-172342- /O.EXP.KTFX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-050617T2330Z/ BLAINE MT-FERGUS MT- 532 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL FERGUS AND SOUTHWESTERN BLAINE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 530 PM MDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4773 10956 4760 10944 4788 10891 4806 10901 $$ BLANK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Lewis and Clark | 40 min |
| Jun 16, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Meagher | 84 min |
| Jun 16, 7:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 7:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | TFX | Chouteau | 3 hr |
| Jun 16, 9:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Beaverhead, Madison | 57 min |
| Jun 17, 12:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark, Teton | 39 min |
| Jun 17, 3:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau, Judith Basin | 37 min |
| Jun 17, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau, Fergus | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Toole | 52 min |
| Jun 17, 4:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau, Liberty | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 4:41 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | TFX | Fergus | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 5:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 51 min |
| Jun 17, 5:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Hill, Liberty | 27 min |
| Jun 17, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine | 83 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.