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Winter Storm Warning 14, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at May 21, 2008, 7:29 PM MDT. It took effect at May 22, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 35 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
- May 21, 2008, 7:29 PM MDT (01:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2008, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2008, 4:38 AM MDT
- In force
- 35 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 May 21, 2:59 PM MDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 21, 2:59 PM MDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 21, 6:56 AM MDT, 12 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 656 AM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 MTZ008>010-012>015-044>046-048>055-221200- BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- GALLATIN- 656 AM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL EITHER REACH BANKFUL OR EXCEED FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FLOOD ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS COULD BE ISSUED LATER TODAY FOR THE AFFECTED RIVERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MTZ011-047-221200- HILL-BLAINE- 656 AM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 21, 2:56 PM MDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 7:29 PM MDT | Heavy Snow Warning | TFX | 38 hr | |
| May 22, 11:43 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | TFX | Madison | 4 days |
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.