Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 53, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2011, 4:57 AM MST. It was in force for 14 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
- Dec 30, 2011, 4:57 AM MST (11:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2011, 6:55 PM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
402 WWUS75 KTFX 301157 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 457 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 MTZ015-302200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0053.111230T1157Z-111231T0300Z/ MADISON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL 457 AM MST FRI DEC 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: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND SHOULD INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM MST. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. * OTHER IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED BRIEFLY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: ENNIS...NORRIS HILL 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
305 WWUS75 KTFX 301738 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1038 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 MTZ015-310300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ MADISON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL 1038 AM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND SHOULD INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM MST. THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. * OTHER IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED BRIEFLY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: ENNIS...NORRIS HILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
462 WWUS75 KTFX 310155 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 655 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 MTZ015-310300- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0053.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ MADISON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL 655 PM MST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ACROSS MADISON COUNTY HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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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.