Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 16, 2011, 4:34 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 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 16, 2011, 4:34 AM MST (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2011, 9:15 PM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678 WWUS75 KTFX 161134 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 434 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>050-054-161945- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0002.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0004.110116T1200Z-110117T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-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... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 434 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. OVER THE PLAINS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. 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 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. EXPECT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH FARTHER EAST. * OTHER IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CONRAD...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
948 WWUS75 KTFX 161729 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1029 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>050-054-170500- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110117T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-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... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1029 AM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. OVER THE PLAINS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE NORTH TO SOUTH TONIGHT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 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 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP. EXPECT GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH FARTHER EAST. * OTHER IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...CHOTEAU...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...STANFORD...CONRAD...BROWNING... MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS 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. && $$
809 WWUS75 KTFX 170415 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 915 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>050-054-170515- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110117T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-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... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 915 PM MST SUN JAN 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 5:06 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 16, 1:14 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TFX | Madison | 53 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.