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High Wind Warning 32, NWS Great Falls, MT

September 19, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Sep 19, 2011, 4:35 PM MDT. It took effect at Sep 19, 2011, 5:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 2 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 19, 2011, 4:35 PM MDT (22:35 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 19, 2011, 5:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 19, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

916 
WWUS75 KTFX 192235
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
435 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011


MTZ050-051-200100-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0032.110919T2300Z-110920T0100Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...
LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
435 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD
  FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM MDT. STRONG WINDS WILL
  ALSO BE ENHANCED BY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...
  LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE

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
143 
WWUS75 KTFX 200053
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
653 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011

MTZ050-051-200200-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110920T0100Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...STANFORD...JUDITH GAP...
LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE
653 PM MDT MON SEP 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WITH THE COLD FRONT EXITING THE AREA...WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO
BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS JUDITH BASIN
AND FERGUS COUNTIES. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. THE CURRENT BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
DECREASING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

$$

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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.