Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 33, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Sep 23, 2011, 4:04 AM MDT. It was in force for 17 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 23, 2011, 4:04 AM MDT (10:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2011, 8:55 PM MDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
950 WWUS75 KTFX 231004 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 404 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011 MTZ009-232200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0033.110923T1004Z-110924T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 404 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS ALONG RIDGE TOPS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE MOSTLY EXPECTED. HOWEVER...STRONGER WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER LOGAN PASS. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: LOGAN PASS...MARIAS PASS...AND DEEP CREEK. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
975 WWUS75 KTFX 232135 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 335 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011 MTZ009-240600- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110924T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 335 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND FURTHER DIMINISH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL MAINLY AFFECT AREAS ALONG RIDGE TOPS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. * ELEVATIONS: FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: MARIAS PASS AND LOGAN PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
457 WWUS75 KTFX 240255 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 855 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011 MTZ009-240400- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-110924T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MARIAS PASS 855 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WHILE AN ISOLATED GUST MAY APPROACH 50 MPH...THE MAIN THREAT HAS PASSED...AND SO THE WARNING IS CANCELED. $$
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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.