Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2011, 12:38 AM MST. It was in force for 10 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 17, 2011, 12:38 AM MST (07:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
460 WWUS75 KTFX 170738 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1238 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 MTZ014-052>054-171800- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0005.110117T0738Z-110117T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1238 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL OCCASIONALLY BE MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE AHEAD OF THE SURFACE BOUNDARY ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH THIS MORNING. ISOLATED CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WILL ALSO HELP IN MIXING THESE STRONG WINDS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. 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: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...BUT GUSTS WILL OCCASIONALLY REACH 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
514 WWUS75 KTFX 171746 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1046 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 MTZ014-052>054-171900- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 1046 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL OCCASIONALLY BE MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY. TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR TOWING TRAILERS ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15...U.S. HIGHWAY 89...AND U.S. HIGHWAY 287. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER RIDGE TOPS AND THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 6:44 PM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | TFX | 10 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.