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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2009, 3:03 PM MDT for Madison County, Montana. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2009, 3:03 PM MDT (21:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2009, 3:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Madison County, MT
The radar
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 1:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 6, 2:54 PM MDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 2:54 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 737 AM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 MTZ008>015-044>055-071345- BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL- CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON- TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- 737 AM MDT MON JUL 6 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...TRIGGERING NUMEROUS STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HAIL IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH IN DIAMETER...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE SOMEWHAT LESS OVER BEAVERHEAD...MADISON...AND GALLATIN COUNTIES. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL REACH CUT BANK BY MID- AFTERNOON...GREAT FALLS AND LEWISTOWN AND BOZEMAN BY LATE AFTERNOON...AND HAVRE BY EARLY EVENING. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH AT CUT BANK AND GREAT FALLS AND BOZEMAN DURING THE EARLY EVENING...LEWISTOWN BY MID-EVENING AND HAVRE BY MIDNIGHT. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD KEEP TRACK OF CONDITIONS VIA TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADIO AND WEB SITES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SAFELY OBSERVE AND PROVIDE TIMELY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN GREAT FALLS OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 2:19 PM MDT, 44 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
231 PM MDT MON JUL 06 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0223 PM HAIL 6 NE HELENA 46.66N 111.93W
07/06/2009 E0.75 INCH LEWIS AND CLARK MT NWS EMPLOYEE
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HELENA.
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Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 5, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Liberty | 43 min |
| Jul 5, 7:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Teton | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 8:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Liberty | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 1:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Judith Basin | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Gallatin | 14 min |
| Jul 6, 2:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 2:08 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Pondera, Teton | 37 min |
| Jul 6, 2:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 48 min |
| Jul 6, 2:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Silver Bow | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 2:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Madison | 53 min |
| Jul 6, 2:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark, Teton | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 2:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 2:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 2:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 36 min |
| Jul 6, 2:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Glacier | 35 min |
| Jul 6, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 47 min |
| Jul 6, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark, Teton | 54 min |
| Jul 6, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Meagher | 41 min |
| Jul 6, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Jul 6, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Pondera, Teton | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 3:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater | 40 min |
| Jul 6, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Jefferson | 31 min |
| Jul 6, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Meagher | 17 min |
| Jul 6, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Teton | 49 min |
| Jul 6, 3:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Judith Basin | 33 min |
| Jul 6, 3:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Meagher | 19 min |
| Jul 6, 4:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Madison | 25 min |
| Jul 6, 4:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Meagher | 22 min |
| Jul 6, 4:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Judith Basin | 45 min |
| Jul 6, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau, Fergus, Judith Basin | 39 min |
| Jul 6, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau, Judith Basin | 3 min |
| Jul 6, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Chouteau, Pondera, Teton | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 4:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Gallatin, Judith Basin, Meagher | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Madison | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Chouteau | 46 min |
| Jul 6, 5:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau | 34 min |
| Jul 6, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Gallatin, Madison | 42 min |
| Jul 6, 5:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Judith Basin | 52 min |
| Jul 6, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau, Hill, Liberty | 51 min |
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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.