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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

August 11, 2010Judith Basin County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Aug 11, 2010, 5:21 PM MDT for Judith Basin County, Montana. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 11, 2010, 5:21 PM MDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 11, 2010, 6:00 PM MDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Judith Basin County, MT

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 11, 5:00 PM MDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 5:00 PM MDT, 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 5:04 PM MDT, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 3:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
340 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

MTZ008-015-112245-
BEAVERHEAD MT-MADISON MT-
340 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND
NORTHERN BEAVERHEAD COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT...

AT 335 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DIVIDE...OR 28 MILES NORTH
OF DILLON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   DEWEY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

IN ADDITION...THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR
LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4580 11291 4579 11283 4574 11275 4568 11274
      4566 11269 4562 11266 4548 11277 4555 11301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 203DEG 8KT 4560 11284

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Special weather statement, Aug 11, 3:46 PM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
346 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

MTZ050-054-112230-
JUDITH BASIN MT-MEAGHER MT-
346 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MEAGHER AND SOUTHERN
JUDITH BASIN COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM MDT...

AT 345 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 22 MILES EAST OF WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL EASTERN MEAGHER COUNTY...
  RURAL SOUTHERN JUDITH BASIN COUNTY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

IN ADDITION...THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR
LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4701 11046 4691 11013 4655 11041 4662 11065
TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 203DEG 15KT 4668 11047

COULSTON

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 3:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
350 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

MTZ013-050-051-112245-
CHOUTEAU MT-FERGUS MT-JUDITH BASIN MT-
350 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN JUDITH BASIN...WESTERN
FERGUS AND SOUTHERN CHOUTEAU COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT...

AT 345 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7 MILES EAST OF GEYSER...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF
STANFORD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   COFFEE CREEK...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

IN ADDITION...THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR
LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4767 11026 4743 10977 4711 11023 4731 11060
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 217DEG 10KT 4730 11033

COULSTON

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 4:26 PM MDT, 55 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
426 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

MTZ054-112330-
MEAGHER MT-
426 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MEAGHER COUNTY UNTIL
530 PM MDT...

AT 420 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RURAL SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MEAGHER COUNTY...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

IN ADDITION...THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR
LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4620 11048 4632 11088 4676 11062 4674 11056
      4668 11046 4669 11039 4666 11027 4647 11028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 210DEG 9KT 4632 11065

COULSTON

Local storm report, Aug 11, 4:34 PM MDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
434 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0430 PM     HAIL             12 ENE RINGLING         46.36N 110.60W
08/11/2010  M0.50 INCH       MEAGHER            MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ONE-QUARTER TO ONE-HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL.

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COULSTON

Special weather statement, Aug 11, 5:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 10, 6:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	37 min
Aug 10, 6:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	43 min
Aug 10, 6:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Lewis and Clark	40 min
Aug 10, 7:00 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Madison	45 min
Aug 11, 3:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Pondera	44 min
Aug 11, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Silver Bow	65 min
Aug 11, 3:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	44 min
Aug 11, 3:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	55 min
Aug 11, 4:10 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Chouteau, Fergus, Judith Basin	65 min
Aug 11, 4:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Meagher	64 min
Aug 11, 4:29 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	TFX	Teton	2 hr
Aug 11, 5:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Fergus, Judith Basin	59 min
Aug 11, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX		46 min
Aug 11, 5:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Pondera	44 min
Aug 11, 5:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	37 min
Aug 11, 5:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	62 min
Aug 11, 5:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Chouteau	29 min

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Special Weather Statements in Montana, 2010 Every special weather statement in 2010

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.