Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 16, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 26, 2011, 4:16 AM MST. It took effect at Feb 26, 2011, 5:00 AM 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 26, 2011, 4:16 AM MST (11:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 8:50 AM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
386 WWUS75 KTFX 261116 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 416 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ009-048-261900- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0016.110226T1200Z-110227T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 416 AM MST SAT FEB 26 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: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WINDIEST AREAS * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
503 WWUS75 KTFX 261346 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 646 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ010-261900- /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 646 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-048-261900- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CHOTEAU 646 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WINDIEST AREAS * OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING ANDDRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...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. && $$
653 WWUS75 KTFX 261550 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 850 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 MTZ009-010-048-261700- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110227T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 850 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A BLIZZARD WARNING. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES....WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME BLOCKED BY SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 6:45 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TFX | Chouteau | 64 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:39 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 26, 8:42 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 20 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.