Alert archive / Montana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2006
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2006, 7:26 PM MDT for Lake County, Missoula County, Montana. It was in force for 57 days. 8 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 12, 2006, 7:26 PM MDT (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 8, 2006, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 57 days
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Lake County, MT, Missoula County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:28 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 12, 8:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 1 E St. Ignatius, MT | REPORTED BY STEVE STANLEY OEM |
| Jun 12, 10:28 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | Charlo, MT | |
| Jun 12, 10:28 PM MDT | HAIL 0.75 | Ronan, MT | |
| Jun 12, 10:31 PM MDT | HAIL 0.5 | Charlo, MT | |
| Jun 13, 8:43 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 13 S Bigfork, MT | HEAVY RAIN, 0.41 INCH IN 10 MINUTES |
| Jun 13, 8:59 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Woods Bay, MT | |
| Jul 6, 3:12 PM MDT | HAIL 0.5 | Plains, MT | 1/2 INCH HAIL WITH HEAVY RAIN AND 45-50 MPH WINDS. |
| Aug 8, 6:25 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | St. Ignatius, MT | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON POWERLINES REPORTED BY MISSION VALLEY POWER COMPANY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 30 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1798 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS55 KMSO 130126
SVRMSO
MTC063-130215-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SV.W.0021.060613T0126Z-060613T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
726 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOULA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MONTANA...
* UNTIL 815 PM MDT(715 PM PDT).
* AT 718 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF FRENCHTOWN...OR ABOUT 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MISSOULA...AND WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO...FRENCHTOWN...HUSON...LOLO HOT
SPRINGS AND STARK.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL...ALONG WITH
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...GO INDOORS
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...MOVE TO A
WELL PROTECTED AREA.
LAT...LON 4703 11403 4664 11456 4664 11458 4667 11464
4673 11466 4675 11454 4695 11456 4699 11452
4698 11444 4702 11440 4707 11448 4707 11456
4719 11470 4724 11470
$$3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS55 KMSO 130152
SVSMSO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
752 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2006
MTC063-130202-
/O.CAN.KMSO.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060613T0215Z/
MISSOULA MT-
752 PM MDT MON JUN 12 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOULA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED MOVED OUT OF MISSOULA COUNTY. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT MONDAY
EVENING(1000 PM PDT MONDAY EVENING) FOR NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST
CENTRAL MONTANA.
LAT...LON 4703 11403 4664 11456 4664 11458 4667 11464
4673 11466 4675 11454 4695 11456 4699 11452
4698 11444 4702 11440 4707 11448 4707 11456
4719 11470 4724 11470
$$000
WUUS55 KMSO 082348
SVRMSO
MTC047-090030-
/O.NEW.KMSO.SV.W.0021.060808T2347Z-060809T0030Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
547 PM MDT TUE AUG 8 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MONTANA...
* UNTIL 630 PM MDT.
* AT 542 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ARLEE...OR ABOUT 9 MILES
NORTHEAST OF MISSOULA...AND WAS MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ARLEE AROUND 610 PM MDT...
SAINT IGNATIUS AROUND 625 PM MDT.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. SMALL HAIL
IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR
PROTECTION...GO INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT
OUTSIDE...MOVE TO A WELL PROTECTED AREA.
LAT...LON 4768 11387 4762 11387 4759 11395 4751 11391
4747 11395 4739 11387 4729 11389 4719 11383
4714 11417 4735 11419 4739 11426 4795 11434
4795 11404 4800 11406 4804 11396
$$000
WWUS55 KMSO 090028
SVSMSO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT
628 PM MDT TUE AUG 8 2006
MTC047-090038-
/O.EXP.KMSO.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-060809T0030Z/
LAKE MT-
628 PM MDT TUE AUG 8 2006
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LAKE COUNTY EXPIRES AT
630 PM MDT...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR CENTRAL IDAHO.
LAT...LON 4768 11387 4762 11387 4759 11395 4751 11391
4747 11395 4739 11387 4729 11389 4719 11383
4714 11417 4735 11419 4739 11426 4795 11434
4795 11404 4800 11406 4804 11396
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 6:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Missoula | 46 min |
| Jun 12, 7:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Mineral, Missoula | 57 days |
| Jun 12, 8:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lake, Lincoln, Sanders | 57 days |
| Jun 12, 8:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 57 days |
| Jun 12, 9:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Mineral, Missoula | 57 days |
| Jun 12, 9:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lincoln | 59 days |
| Jun 12, 9:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lake, Mineral, Sanders | 59 days |
| Jun 13, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Missoula, Sanders | 58 days |
| Jun 13, 3:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lake, Mineral | 58 days |
| Jun 13, 4:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Missoula | 63 days |
| Jun 13, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Sanders | 64 days |
| Jun 13, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 64 days |
| Jun 13, 5:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Flathead | 64 days |
| Jun 13, 5:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Sanders | 64 days |
| Jun 13, 5:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Lincoln, Missoula | 64 days |
| Jun 13, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Mineral, Missoula | 64 days |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.