Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 15, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 21, 2011, 4:45 PM MST. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 21, 2011, 4:45 PM MST (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2011, 9:10 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
737 WWUS75 KTFX 212345 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 445 PM MST MON FEB 21 2011 MTZ009-220600- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0015.110221T2345Z-110222T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS 445 PM MST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THAT COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
1 follow-up statement
699 WWUS75 KTFX 220410 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 910 PM MST MON FEB 21 2011 MTZ009-220515- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110222T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS 910 PM MST MON FEB 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 10:20 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TFX | Madison | 11 days |
| Feb 21, 10:42 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 16 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.