Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 15, 2011, 10:19 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2011, 11:00 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
- Jan 15, 2011, 10:19 AM MST (17:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2011, 3:00 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
819 WWUS75 KTFX 151719 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1019 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 MTZ014-152200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0003.110115T1800Z-110115T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 1019 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL LOCALLY IMPACT PORTIONS OF LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY ABOVE 4500 FEET IN ELEVATION THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS TODAY WILL MAINLY AFFECT HIGHER ELEVATION EXPOSED AREAS INCLUDING THE SILVER CITY...MARYSVILLE AND SIEBEN FLATS AREAS WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 45 MPH IN THE HELENA VALLEY. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TOWING TRAILERS ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15. * WINDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE OCCURRING ABOVE 4500 FEET TODAY WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL ELEVATIONS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...MAKING TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. 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. && $$ MTZ009-010-012-046-048>050-054-152200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1019 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TOWING TRAILERS ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15... U.S. HIGHWAY 89...AND U.S. HIGHWAY 287. * WINDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. GUSTS MAY EVEN REACH 80 MPH ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT... ALONG RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...MAKING TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CONRAD...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
760 WWUS75 KTFX 152139 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 239 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 MTZ014-160200- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110115T2200Z/ /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS 239 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TOWING TRAILERS ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15. * WINDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. GUSTS MAY EVEN REACH 80 MPH ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...ALONG RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...MAKING TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ MTZ009-010-012-046-048>050-054-160200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- JUDITH BASIN-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 239 PM MST SAT JAN 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TOWING TRAILERS ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15... U.S. HIGHWAY 89...AND U.S. HIGHWAY 287. * WINDS: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. GUSTS MAY EVEN REACH 80 MPH ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT... ALONG RIDGE TOPS...AND THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...MAKING TRAVEL ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CONRAD...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 4:59 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 24 hr |
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Sources
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