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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT

January 27, 20087 counties in Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this winter storm warning at Jan 27, 2008, 3:56 AM MST for 7 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jan 27, 2008, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 27 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
Jan 27, 2008, 3:56 AM MST (10:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 27, 2008, 6:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 28, 2008, 9:24 PM MST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT

Counties Carbon County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Musselshell County, MT, Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 27, 3:27 AM MST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 3:27 AM MST, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 9:03 PM MST, 6 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
903 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-280415-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
903 PM MST SAT JAN 26 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE CRAZY AND BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT.
GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT LIVINGSTON AND NYE...WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT HARLOWTON AND JUDITH GAP. THOSE PLANNING
TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN LIVINGSTON AND SPRINGDALE AND
HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM JUDITH GAP AND
HARLOWTON TO LIVINGSTON AND NYE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. THOSE
PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN LIVINGSTON AND
SPRINGDALE AND HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER TO JUDITH GAP SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS.

SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RED LODGE AND
SHERIDAN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...JUST PRIOR TO A FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH
WILL SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE NORTH BY MONDAY MORNING.

A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT PUSHING SOUTH FROM CANADA WILL SURGE
THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
LOOK FOR A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER AS THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FROM THE 20S TO LOWER 30S SUNDAY NIGHT TO
THE SINGLE DIGITS OR COLDER DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. A DROP OF
20 TO 30 DEGREES IN AN HOUR OR TWO IS POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT
PASSES. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT...AS WELL AS A COUPLE HOURS OF STRONG
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR
ACTIVITY ON MONDAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR A RAPID CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER. VERY COLD AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 2:40 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBYZBig Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more31 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008

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.