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Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Billings, MT

May 22, 2011Carter County, Fallon County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this areal flood warning at May 22, 2011, 9:34 AM MDT for Carter County, Fallon County, Montana. It was in force for 5 days. 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 22, 2011, 9:34 AM MDT (15:34 UTC)
Expired: May 27, 2011, 12:09 PM MDT
In force: 5 days
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Carter County, MT, Fallon County, MT

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 238 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:36 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 areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at May 22, 3:36 AM MDT, 5 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 3:36 AM MDT, 5 hours 58 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
May 21, 11:15 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	BYZ	Yellowstone	36 hr
May 22, 7:33 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	BYZ	Musselshell, Yellowstone	28 hr
May 22, 7:42 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	BYZ	Rosebud, Treasure	7 days
May 22, 7:42 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	BYZ	Custer	7 days
May 22, 9:03 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	BYZ	Sheridan	36 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.