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High Wind Warning 47, NWS Great Falls, MT

November 30, 2011

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Nov 30, 2011, 5:28 PM MST. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2011, 5:28 PM MST (00:28 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2011, 8:00 PM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

529 
WWUS75 KTFX 010028
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
528 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011


MTZ050-051-010300-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0047.111201T0028Z-111201T0300Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
528 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS BUT THEN ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MID-
  EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CREATE
  POOR VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. A WINTER STORM
  WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: JUDITH GAP

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
810 
WWUS75 KTFX 010301
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
801 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011


MTZ050-051-010415-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0047.000000T0000Z-111201T0300Z/
JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
801 PM MST WED NOV 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THE REST OF TONIGHT.

$$

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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.