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Winter Storm Warning 13, NWS Billings, MT

April 2, 20097 counties in Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this winter storm warning at Apr 2, 2009, 3:53 PM MDT for 7 counties in Montana. It took effect at Apr 2, 2009, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 48 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: Apr 2, 2009, 3:53 PM MDT (21:53 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 2, 2009, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired: Apr 4, 2009, 5:49 PM MDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT

Counties Carbon County, MT, Carter County, MT, Park County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 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 Apr 2, 9:41 AM MDT, 6 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 9:41 AM MDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 5:13 AM MDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 2, 4:23 AM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	BYZ	Carbon, Carter, Park, Powder River, Rosebud, Stillwater and 2 more	12 hr
Apr 2, 3:53 PM MDT	Winter Weather Advisory	BYZ	Big Horn, Carter, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Powder River and 3 more	42 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2009 Winter Storm Warnings in Wyoming, 2009 Every winter storm warning in 2009

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.