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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Billings, MT

July 8, 2011Musselshell County, Yellowstone County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2011, 4:19 PM MDT for Musselshell County, Yellowstone County, Montana. It was in force for 56 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 8, 2011, 4:19 PM MDT (22:19 UTC)
Expired: Jul 8, 2011, 5:15 PM MDT
In force: 56 min
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Musselshell County, MT, Yellowstone County, MT

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 8, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 2:49 PM MDT, 1 hour 30 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 2:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
245 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2011

MTZ034-041-042-066-067-082145-
ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS MT-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS MT-GOLDEN VALLEY
MT-NORTHERN STILLWATER MT-NORTHERN SWEET GRASS MT-
245 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY...NORTHERN
STILLWATER AND CENTRAL SWEET GRASS COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM MDT...

AT 230 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SATELLITE WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTH OF BIG
TIMBER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
REED POINT AROUND 255 PM MDT.
RAPELJE AROUND 325 PM MDT.
HAILSTONE WILDLIFE REFUGE AROUND 330 PM MDT.
HALFBREED LAKE WILDLIFE AROUND 335 PM MDT.
MOLT AROUND 345 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 4637 10887 4614 10889 4613 10892 4595 10891
      4564 10893 4540 11007 4597 11012
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 250DEG 34KT 4576 10973

Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:17 PM MDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 8, 3:40 PM MDT, 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
340 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2011

MTZ034-035-039-082245-
EASTERN CARBON MT-NORTHERN STILLWATER MT-YELLOWSTONE MT-
340 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CARBON...EASTERN
STILLWATER AND CENTRAL YELLOWSTONE COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM MDT...

AT 336 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING
AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
PARK CITY AND SILESIA AROUND 355 PM MDT.
MOLT AROUND 400 PM MDT.
LAUREL AROUND 405 PM MDT.
BILLINGS AROUND 420 PM MDT.
LOCKWOOD AROUND 430 PM MDT.
HUNTLEY AND SHEPHERD AROUND 435 PM MDT.

LAT...LON 4616 10820 4564 10807 4549 10931 4594 10946
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 252DEG 39KT 4567 10918

Local storm report, Jul 8, 4:01 PM MDT, 18 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
Jul 7, 6:23 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Golden Valley, Wheatland	29 min
Jul 7, 6:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Yellowstone	65 min
Jul 7, 6:41 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Golden Valley	60 min
Jul 7, 7:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Musselshell, Stillwater, Yellowstone	33 min
Jul 7, 7:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Musselshell	61 min
Jul 7, 7:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Golden Valley, Wheatland	64 min
Jul 7, 8:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Golden Valley, Musselshell, Stillwater, Yellowstone	50 min
Jul 7, 8:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone	42 min
Jul 7, 9:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Rosebud, Treasure	59 min
Jul 7, 10:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Rosebud, Treasure	49 min
Jul 7, 11:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Custer	55 min
Jul 8, 12:00 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Treasure	60 min
Jul 8, 12:23 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Custer	52 min
Jul 8, 2:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Stillwater, Sweet Grass	60 min
Jul 8, 3:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Park	58 min
Jul 8, 3:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	65 min
Jul 8, 3:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Carbon, Stillwater, Yellowstone	53 min
Jul 8, 4:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Big Horn, Musselshell, Treasure, Yellowstone	63 min
Jul 8, 5:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Rosebud, Treasure	70 min

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Sources

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