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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Glasgow, MT

June 17, 2011Roosevelt County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this river flood warning at Jun 17, 2011, 8:58 PM MDT for Roosevelt County, Montana. It took effect at Jun 20, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 17, 2011, 8:58 PM MDT (02:58 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 20, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired: Jun 18, 2011, 9:13 AM MDT
In force
Issued by: NWS Glasgow, MT
Flood severity: Minor

County Roosevelt County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 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 river

Written for the forecast point Poplar River near Poplar (PLRM8). The gauge peaked at 11.63 ft at Jun 19, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06181000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 17, 8:26 PM MDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 8:26 PM MDT, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 4:39 PM MDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
439 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

MTZ016-021-059-060-181200-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-PETROLEUM-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-
SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-
439 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MUSSELSHELL RIVER ALONG
THE PETROLEUM AND GARFIELD COUNTY LINE...AND FOR SMALL STREAMS IN
PHILLIPS COUNTY.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FORT PECK LAKE UNTIL 8 PM
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ONGOING FLOODING WILL LINGER ON MUSSELSHELL RIVER FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ022-181200-
GARFIELD-
439 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR FORT PECK LAKE UNTIL
8 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FOR SUNDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS
WILL HAVE HEAVY RAIN AGAIN.

ONGOING FLOODING WILL LINGER ON THE MUSSELSHELL RIVER FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ017-023-181200-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-MCCONE-
439 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. HEAVY RAIN OVER
SATURATED GROUND WILL MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH
FLOODING.

THERE IS A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR FORT PECK LAKE UNTIL
8 PM THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FOR SUNDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL HAVE
HEAVY RAIN AGAIN.

ONGOING FLOODING WILL LINGER ON THE MISSOURI AND MILK RIVERS FOR
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ018>020-024-061-062-181200-
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-RICHLAND-NORTHERN VALLEY-
EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
439 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SHERIDAN...DANIELS...AND
EASTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTIES UNTIL 9 PM...WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH WILL CAUSE DAMAGE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. HEAVY RAIN OVER
SATURATED GROUND WILL MAKE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FLASH
FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FOR SUNDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS
WILL HAVE HEAVY RAIN AGAIN.

ONGOING FLOODING WILL LINGER ON THE MISSOURI RIVER FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MTZ025>027-181200-
DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-
439 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY FOR SUNDAY. SOME OF THE STORMS
WILL HAVE HEAVY RAIN AGAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:43 PM MDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
343 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

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

0258 PM     HEAVY RAIN       MEDICINE LAKE           48.50N 104.50W
06/17/2011  M2.50 INCH       SHERIDAN           MT   MESONET

            MEDICINE LAKE RAWS STATION REPORTED 24 HOUR PRECIP OF
            2.50 INCHES.

&&

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 3:58 PM MDT, 5 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
358 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

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

0350 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  WESTBY                  48.87N 104.05W
06/17/2011  E60 MPH          SHERIDAN           MT   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED 60 MPH PLUS WIND SPEEDS. LARGE LIMBS BREAKING
            FROM TREES. LEAVES STRIPPED FROM LIMBS.

&&

RMORGAN

Local storm report, Jun 17, 5:28 PM MDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
528 PM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

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

0525 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 N MEDICINE LAKE       48.54N 104.50W
06/17/2011  M3.30 INCH       SHERIDAN           MT   PUBLIC

            MEASURED 3.30 INCHES OF PRECIP TOTAL. STILL RAINING
            LIGHTLYY.

&&

RMORGAN

Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:39 PM MDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 6:42 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 17, 7:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 6:30 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	GGW	Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan	8 hr
Jun 17, 11:37 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GGW	Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley	6 days
Jun 18, 3:01 PM MDT	Flash Flood Watch	GGW	Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more	36 hr
Jun 18, 5:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	GGW		48 min

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.