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September 13, 200917 counties in Montana

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Sep 13, 2009, 1:44 PM MDT for 17 counties in Montana. It was in force for 61 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Sep 13, 2009, 1:44 PM MDT (19:44 UTC)
Expired: Sep 13, 2009, 2:45 PM MDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center

Counties Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Daniels County, MT, Dawson County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Garfield County, MT, McCone County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Rosebud County, MT, Sheridan County, MT, Treasure County, MT, Valley County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 740Sep 13, 2:35 PM MDT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 13, 2:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone and 8 more	7 hr

Nearby

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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.