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High Wind Warning 21, NWS Great Falls, MT

March 16, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Mar 16, 2011, 3:52 AM MDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2011, 3:52 AM MDT (09:52 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2011, 9:08 PM MDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

804 
WWUS75 KTFX 160952
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
352 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

MTZ009-010-048-161800-
/O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0014.110316T1200Z-110317T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0021.110316T1200Z-110317T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
352 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH THIS
  MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH
  AS PASSES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...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
734 
WWUS75 KTFX 161633
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1033 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

MTZ009-010-048-170400-
/O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110317T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
1033 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH THIS EVENING. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS PASSES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...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.

&&

$$
684 
WWUS75 KTFX 170308
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
908 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

MTZ009-010-048-170415-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110317T1200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
908 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

STRONG WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND IN
THE CUT BANK AREA THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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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.