Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 16, 2011, 3:07 AM MST for Golden Valley County, Wheatland County, Montana. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 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
- Jan 16, 2011, 3:07 AM MST (10:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2011, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2011, 11:31 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Golden Valley County, MT, Wheatland County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 142 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1846 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
160 WWUS75 KBYZ 161007 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 307 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND THE LIVINGSTON AREA WILL SEE STRONG WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING FROM THE SOUTHWEST...TURNING TO THE WEST LATE THIS MORNING. AREAS FROM BIG TIMBER TO HARLOWTON AND THE JUDITH GAP WILL SEE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF I-90 NEAR LIVINGSTON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER THROUGH JUDITH GAP. MTZ056-161115- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110117T0700Z/ RED LODGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RED LODGE 307 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS APPEARS SLIGHT AT THIS TIME FOR THE RED LODGE FOOTHILLS. STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE RED LODGE SKI AREA. AS A RESULT THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ028-041-063-170000- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110117T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.110116T1600Z-110117T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 307 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-170000- /O.UPG.KBYZ.HW.A.0002.110116T1300Z-110117T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0004.110116T1007Z-110117T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 307 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FROM LIVINGSTON TO NYE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT BY MID DAY TO THE WEST. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE AND ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 58 TO 74 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
4 follow-up statements
782 WWUS75 KBYZ 161159 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 459 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND THE LIVINGSTON AREA WILL SEE STRONG WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING FROM THE SOUTHWEST...TURNING TO THE WEST LATE THIS MORNING. AREAS FROM BIG TIMBER TO HARLOWTON AND THE JUDITH GAP WILL SEE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG PORTIONS OF I-90 NEAR LIVINGSTON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER THROUGH JUDITH GAP. MTZ028-041-063-170000- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.110116T1600Z-110117T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 459 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ033-161700- /O.NEW.KBYZ.FG.Y.0001.110116T1159Z-110116T1700Z/ FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAKER 459 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. WARMING TEMPERATURES AND WESTERLY WINDS SHOULD ALLOW FOG TO DISSIPATE BY MID DAY. * VISIBILITY: DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: COMBINATION OF SLICK SNOW PACKED ROADS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING ACROSS FALLON COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DENSE FOG WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN AS OBJECTS ON AND NEAR ROADWAYS WILL BE SEEN ONLY AT CLOSE RANGE. && $$ MTZ065-066-170000- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 459 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FROM LIVINGSTON TO NYE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT BY MID DAY TO THE WEST. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE AND ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 58 TO 74 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
995 WWUS75 KBYZ 161656 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 956 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 MTZ033-161800- /O.CAN.KBYZ.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110116T1700Z/ FALLON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAKER 956 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. FOG THAT DEVELOPED EARLIER THIS MORNING HAS NOW DISSIPATED. $$ MTZ028-041-063-170500- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 956 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-170500- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 956 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: A PEAK WIND GUST OF 66 MPH WAS REPORTED IN LIVINGSTON AND A PEAK WIND GUST OF 69 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE STILLWATER MINE SOUTHWEST OF NYE THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE AND ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
155 WWUS75 KBYZ 162240 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 340 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 MTZ028-041-063-171300- /O.CON.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 340 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 191 FROM BIG TIMBER NORTH TO JUDITH GAP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MTZ065-066-171300- /O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 340 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL EXIST ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM LIVINGSTON TO SPRINGDALE AND ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
927 WWUS75 KBYZ 170631 NPWBYZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1131 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 MTZ028-041-063-170745- /O.CAN.KBYZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T1300Z/ SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-JUDITH GAP- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLOWTON...BIG TIMBER...JUDITH GAP 1131 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. HOWEVER THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS SUBSIDED. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DRIVERS ALONG HIGHWAY 191 SHOULD STILL BE ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL STRONG CROSSWINDS FROM BIG TIMBER THROUGH JUDITH GAP. $$ MTZ065-066-170745- /O.CAN.KBYZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIVINGSTON...FISHTAIL...MCLEOD 1131 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BILLINGS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SPEEDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS AND IN THE LIVINGSTON AREA THIS EVENING. WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY...THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS SUBSIDED. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR OCCASIONAL STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG I-90 FROM BIG TIMBER THROUGH LIVINGSTON. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:07 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 20 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:59 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | BYZ | Fallon | 5 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:31 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Custer, Fallon, Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure | 14 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.