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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Billings, MT

July 3, 2011Carter County, Custer County, Fallon County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2011, 9:51 PM MDT for Carter County, Custer County, Fallon County, Montana. It was in force for 54 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 3, 2011, 9:51 PM MDT (03:51 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2011, 10:45 PM MDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Fallon County, MT

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 3, 4:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 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 Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 3, 9:32 PM MDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 9:32 PM MDT, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 4:12 PM MDT, 5 hours 39 minutes before
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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 3, 8:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 3, 8:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 3, 9:05 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 9:29 PM MDT, 22 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 6:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Treasure, Yellowstone57 min
Jul 3, 6:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZMusselshell, Treasure66 min
Jul 3, 6:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZMusselshell, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone36 min
Jul 3, 7:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Rosebud, Treasure43 min
Jul 3, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZYellowstone35 min
Jul 3, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZRosebud, Treasure53 min
Jul 3, 7:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCarbon, Park, Stillwater51 min
Jul 3, 8:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZBig Horn65 min
Jul 3, 8:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster, Powder River, Rosebud55 min
Jul 3, 9:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River56 min
Jul 3, 9:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River61 min
Jul 3, 9:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZStillwater, Yellowstone60 min
Jul 3, 9:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster, Rosebud51 min
Jul 3, 10:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster, Rosebud52 min
Jul 3, 10:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZYellowstone63 min
Jul 4, 12:56 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningBYZCarbon5 days

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana, 2011Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2011

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