Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Billings, MT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
413 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

.SHORT TERM...VALID FOR MON AND TUE...

QUICK UPDATE AS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SOLUM

...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...

SOME THUNDERSTORMS ALREADY STARTING TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. EXPECT COVERAGE TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
EAST. STILL EXPECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF THE DAY WITH
THE MAIN THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THERE IS A
BIT OF A CAP IN THE ATMOSPHERE BUT THINK THE STRONGER SHORTWAVE
WILL BE ENOUGH TO ERODE IT.

AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...THE FLOW FLATTENS OUT A BIT AND BECOMES MORE ZONAL ON
MONDAY. SOME WEAK ENERGY DOES MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW SO KEPT IN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE A BIT
COOLER BY MONDAY AS WELL BEHIND THE FRONT. THINGS GET A LITTLE
MORE INTERESTING BY TUESDAY HOWEVER. SURFACE FLOW TURNS TO THE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MONTANA ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL BRING IN
HIGHER DEWPOINTS. CAPE VALUES AND PRECIPITABLE WATERS ALSO
INCREASE IN THIS AREA. THIS COMBINED WITH A SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER
THE AREA WILL BRING THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLE
SEVERE. WILL NOT MENTION IT AT THIS TIME IN THE FORECAST AND LET
THE MID SHIFT TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. SOLUM

.LONG TERM...VALID FOR WED...THU...FRI...SAT...SUN...

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. MONSOONAL MOISTURE
CONTINUES TO BE PULLED UP TO THE REGION SO THE THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. AS A RESULT...KEPT POPS GOING.
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A BREAK DOWN OF THE RIDGE BY FRIDAY WITH
A SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. THE ECMWF CONTINUES TO BE
THE STRONGEST AND MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS SYSTEM COMPARED TO
THE GFS. AT ANY RATE...TEMPS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER BUT THE
THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. WITH THE GFS BEING WEAKER
WITH THAT FRIDAY SYSTEM IT BUILDS THE RIDGE IN AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND
WHERE THE ECMWF KEEPS IT MORE OF A ZONAL FLOW FOR MUCH OF THE
WEEKEND. SO DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO NEXT WEEKEND DUE TO THE
DIFFERENCES. KEPT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND WARMER TEMPERATURES
GOING. SOLUM

&&

.AVIATION...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME
OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH STRONG WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED IFR
CONDITIONS. LOCALIZED MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOLUM

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMP/POPS...

    MON     TUE     WED     THU     FRI     SAT     SUN
-----------------------------------------------------------
BIL 063/086 058/087 059/087 060/091 062/089 059/086 057/088
    42/T    23/T    43/T    32/T    33/T    33/T    33/T
LVM 053/084 049/085 051/086 051/088 050/085 049/084 048/082
    42/T    23/T    42/T    22/T    33/T    33/T    33/T
HDN 061/090 059/090 060/091 061/094 062/094 060/089 058/091
    42/T    23/T    43/T    32/T    33/T    33/T    33/T
MLS 064/087 061/089 062/087 062/090 065/091 063/086 060/087
    42/T    23/T    43/T    32/T    33/T    33/T    33/T
4BQ 062/092 061/087 061/089 061/090 064/088 061/087 058/089
    22/T    34/T    43/T    32/T    33/T    33/T    33/T
BHK 062/087 060/084 060/085 060/088 064/088 061/084 059/086
    32/T    23/T    44/T    32/T    33/T    33/T    33/T
SHR 058/088 058/086 058/086 056/089 058/087 055/085 053/086
    22/T    24/T    54/T    43/T    33/T    33/T    33/T

&&

.BYZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 590 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
      TONIGHT FOR ZONES 28>32-34-35-38>42-56>58-63>68.
WY...NONE.

&&

WEATHER.GOV/BILLINGS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
412 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-042215-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
412 PM MDT SUN JUL 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING WEST OF BILLINGS AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE
HAIL AND STRONG WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREATS. MOVE TO A SAFE
SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA.

RIVERS AND AREA STREAMS WILL REMAIN AROUND OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
STREAM FLOWS WILL BE STRONGER THAN NORMAL. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO
RIVER LEVELS IF YOU ARE ON OR NEAR THE WATER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE WILL BE A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS NEARLY EVERY DAY...BUT
THE LOCATION AND STRENGTH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL FLUCTUATE
EACH DAY.

FLOODING AND HIGH WATER DUE TO SNOW MELT WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH
OF THE NEXT WEEK ALONG AREA RIVERS. TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT
PROPERTY AND LIVESTOCK IF LOCATED NEAR LOCAL WATERWAYS OR IN
AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING FROM SNOW MELT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

HOOLEY

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
644 PM MDT SUN JUL 03 2011

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

0615 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 ENE BILLINGS          45.83N 108.44W
07/03/2011  M60 MPH          YELLOWSTONE        MT   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            NWS EMPLOYEE IN BILLINGS HEIGHTS.

&&

SOLUM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
653 PM MDT SUN JUL 03 2011

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

0548 PM     HAIL             WNW ROUNDUP             46.45N 108.54W
07/03/2011  E0.88 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

VICKIES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
658 PM MDT SUN JUL 03 2011

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

0656 PM     TSTM WND DMG     19 N POMPEYS PILLAR     46.28N 107.95W
07/03/2011                   YELLOWSTONE        MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE DAMAGE. 4 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN DUE TO WIND.

&&

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