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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Great Falls, MT

June 4, 2006Blaine County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2006, 7:04 PM MDT for Blaine County, Montana. It was in force for 56 min. 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 4, 2006, 7:04 PM MDT (01:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2006, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Blaine County, MT

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 4:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 4, 5:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 5:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 9:30 AM MDT, 9 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
930 AM MDT SUN JUN 4 2006

MTZ008>015-044>055-051200-
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
930 AM MDT SUN JUN 4 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF NORTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST NORTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS
MAY BECOME SEVERE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY IN THE
EVENING...WITH THE MAIN THUNDERSTORM THREATS BEING DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS AND HAIL. THE BEST TIME FRAME FOR THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO
OCCUR IS FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON...UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

BRUSDA

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 4:29 PM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
429 PM MDT SUN JUN 04 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0414 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SW GREAT FALLS        47.47N 111.34W
06/04/2006  M64 MPH          CASCADE            MT   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            64 MPH PEAK WIND GUST...52 MPH SUSTAINED WIND AT THE
            GREAT FALLS AIRPORT.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREAT FALLS             47.50N 111.29W
06/04/2006                   CASCADE            MT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            WIND SPEEDS ESTIMATED NEAR 70 MPH. APPLE TREE BLOWN DOWN
            IN THE FOX FARM AREA.

&&

BRUSDA
Local storm report, Jun 4, 4:56 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
456 PM MDT SUN JUN 04 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0453 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 SE RAYNESFORD         47.25N 110.70W
06/04/2006  E60 MPH          JUDITH BASIN       MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60 MPH WINDS ESTIMATED...WITH UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN
            DIAMETER.

&&

BRUSDA
Local storm report, Jun 4, 5:04 PM MDT, 2 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
504 PM MDT SUN JUN 04 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VAUGHN                  47.56N 111.54W
06/04/2006                   CASCADE            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BILLBOARD ALONG I-15 BLOWN DOWN DUE TO HIGH WINDS.

0415 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE BLACK EAGLE        47.53N 111.26W
06/04/2006                   CASCADE            MT   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            RECREATIONAL VEHICLES PUSHED OVER AND FUNNAL CLOUD SITED.

0430 PM     HAIL             5 E CENTERVILLE         47.39N 111.04W
06/04/2006  E0.50 INCH       CASCADE            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WINDS GUSTING TO 70 MPH.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GREAT FALLS             47.50N 111.29W
06/04/2006                   CASCADE            MT   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TREE BLOWN DOWN ON TRUCK AND NUMEROUS TREE LIMBS DOWN.

0448 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FLOWEREE                47.73N 111.03W
06/04/2006                   CHOUTEAU           MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE LIMBS 4 INCHES IN DIAMETER BROKEN OFF TREES.

&&

SAUCIER
Local storm report, Jun 4, 5:20 PM MDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
520 PM MDT SUN JUN 04 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0508 PM     TSTM WND GST     HOBSON                  47.00N 109.87W
06/04/2006  M66 MPH          JUDITH BASIN       MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

BRUSDA
Local storm report, Jun 4, 5:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 4, 5:51 PM MDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 6:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine58 min
Jun 4, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXFergus59 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006

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.