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High Wind Warning 35, NWS Great Falls, MT

September 30, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Sep 30, 2011, 4:07 AM MDT. It was in force for 6 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 30, 2011, 4:07 AM MDT (10:07 UTC)
Expired
Sep 30, 2011, 9:54 AM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

502 
WWUS75 KTFX 301007
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
407 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

MTZ009-302100-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0035.110930T1007Z-110930T2100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
407 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE ROCKY
  MOUNTAIN FRONT REGION THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY.

* WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 65 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT
  LOCATIONS NEAR RIDGE TOPS...AND FOR LOCATIONS NEAR LOGAN PASS
  ON THE GOING TO THE SUN ROAD.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS
  AND EAST GLACIER PARK.

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
335 
WWUS75 KTFX 301554
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
954 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

MTZ009-301700-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110930T2100Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
954 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DECREASED BELOW SEVERE WIND
LEVELS SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 30, 4:14 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFXCascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Judith Basin, Liberty and 3 more16 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.