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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Great Falls, MT
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
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 4, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 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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</html>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.
&&
BRUSDALocal 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.
&&
BRUSDALocal 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.
&&
SAUCIERLocal 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
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BRUSDALocal storm report, Jun 4, 5:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 6:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 59 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.