Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 31, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Sep 17, 2011, 12:35 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Sep 17, 2011, 12:35 PM MDT (18:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
034 WWUS75 KTFX 171835 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1235 PM MDT SAT SEP 17 2011 MTZ009-180300- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0031.110917T1835Z-110918T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS 1235 PM MDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS NEAR LOGAN PASS ON THE GOING TO THE SUN ROAD IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK...ALONG WITH LOCATIONS NEAR SAINT MARY AND EAST GLACIER PARK. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS...AS AIR TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER 30S THIS AFTERNOON. THUS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING...SUCH AS WINTER HATS AND GLOVES SHOULD BE WORN IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...SAINT MARY AND 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
007 WWUS75 KTFX 180301 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 901 PM MDT SAT SEP 17 2011 MTZ009-180415- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-110918T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS 901 PM MDT SAT SEP 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DECREASED ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...AND WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW 58 MPH AT LOGAN PASS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY OVERNIGHT...AND THE SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE WARNINGS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 3:27 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Glacier, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Liberty and 4 more | 18 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.