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Winter Storm Warning 11, NWS Great Falls, MT

March 28, 2008

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Mar 28, 2008, 3:17 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 29, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 18 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
Mar 28, 2008, 3:17 PM MDT (21:17 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 29, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

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 Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 28, 2:54 PM MDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 2:54 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:17 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
317 PM MDT FRI MAR 28 2008

MTZ009>013-044>051-292130-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
317 PM MDT FRI MAR 28 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND NOON ON SATURDAY. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 9 INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE
ALSO EXPECTED.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN GLACIER COUNTY FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST DURING THE
NIGHT AND THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL INCLUDE MOST PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AFTER MIDNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY. LOCAL BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TETON...CHOTEAU...AND
CASCADE COUNTIES FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE WINTER STORM AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS FOR NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TETON...CHOUTEAU...AND CASCADE
COUNTIES CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ008-015-055-292130-
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
317 PM MDT FRI MAR 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND PASSES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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.

MTZ014-052>054-292130-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
317 PM MDT FRI MAR 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 4:02 AM MDTHeavy Snow WarningTFX38 hr
Mar 28, 4:02 AM MDTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryTFX24 hr
Mar 28, 4:02 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryTFX41 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.