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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 16, 2011Blaine County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 16, 2011, 6:04 PM MDT for Blaine County, Montana. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jul 16, 2011, 6:04 PM MDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired: Jul 16, 2011, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Blaine County, MT

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 16, 5:35 PM MDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 5:35 PM MDT, 29 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
535 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

...UPDATE TO AVIATION...

.DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS MOIST AND UNSTABLE
SOUTHWEST FLOW REMAINS OVER THE AREA. BY SUNDAY MORNING...THERE
MAY BE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ACROSS THE HI-LINE...THEN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES AND WARMING TEMPERATURES FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE FOR SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 90S ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL
ALSO BE LIGHT. SOME PLACES MAY EVEN REACH THE TRIPLE DIGITS ON
MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA OVER
THE PLAINS. MLS

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BRINGING THE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ON MON WILL LINGER OVER OUR
REGION INTO TUES AFTN KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW
90S.  BUT RELIEF WILL FOLLOW IN SHORT ORDER AS FIRST OF TWO PACIFIC
SHORTWAVE TROFS ARRIVES TUES EVE...BRINGING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
AND COOLER TEMPS. EXTENDED PERIOD FORECAST MODELS ARE IN DECENT
AGREEMENT THAT THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE DOWNSTREAM QUICKLY...
MARKEDLY WEAKENING THE UPPER RIDGE AND ALLOWING COOLER AND MOSTLY
DRY PACIFIC AIRMASS TO SETTLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.
THE COOLER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL BE REINFORCED BY THE PASSAGE
OF THE SECOND SHORTWAVE LATE THURS INTO FRI. BUT MODELS ARE NOT IN
GOOD SYNC ON THE TIMING OR PATH OF THIS SYSTEM.  THE GFS TAKES THE
TROF INTO ERN MT BY FRI MORNING AND SETS UP A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW
PATTERN OVER THE HI-LINE AND CENTRAL MT...WHILE THE EUROPEAN MODEL
LIFTS THE TROF INTO SOUTHWEST CANADA ON FRI PUTTING THE REGION INTO
WELL-DEFINED DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW.  CONFIDENCE IS LOW THAT EITHER
MODEL HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THE SITUATION THIS FAR OUT...WILL WAIT
FOR SUCCEEDING MODEL RUNS TO FIND A MORE CONSISTENT ANSWER.  THUS
FORECAST DETAILS FOR OUR AREA ARE A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE TWO
SOLUTIONS...WITH GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER CONDITIONS ON FRI AND
SAT...EXCEPT FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTN THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
ROCKY MTN FRONT.  TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOUT 5 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND.   WARANAUSKAS

&&

.AVIATION...
UPDATED 2335Z.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER SUNSET. CB GROUPS IN TAFS
WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF TS REPRESENT A LOWER CONFIDENCE OF A VCTS OR
TS AFFECTING METARS. MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN OR
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. DRYING AND WARMING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR
SUNDAY WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SUK

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF  55  91  59  97 /  40  10  10  10
CTB  53  86  55  93 /  60  20  10  10
HLN  55  93  59  97 /  40  10  10  10
BZN  51  92  55  94 /  20  10  10  10
WEY  40  80  44  79 /  10  10  10  30
DLN  49  87  53  91 /  20  10  10  10
HVR  57  91  62  99 /  50  10  10  10
LWT  54  90  59  93 /  20  10  10  10

&&

.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...

WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 5:53 AM MDT, 12 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
553 AM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

MTZ008>015-044>055-171200-
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
553 AM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...SMALL
HAIL...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY TIMELY REPORTS OF ANY HAIL...GUSTY
OR DAMAGING WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN GREAT FALLS.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 2:10 PM MDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
210 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

MTZ013-047-051-162100-
BLAINE MT-CHOUTEAU MT-FERGUS MT-
210 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN FERGUS...EASTERN
CHOUTEAU AND SOUTHWESTERN BLAINE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM MDT...

AT 159 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES NORTHEAST OF DENTON...OR 31 MILES
NORTHWEST OF LEWISTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   SUFFOLK...
   WINIFRED...

LAT...LON 4802 10928 4751 10875 4734 10962 4760 10986
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 236DEG 25KT 4751 10960

Local storm report, Jul 16, 3:37 PM MDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
337 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     HAIL             17 NE WINIFRED          47.70N 109.08W
07/16/2011  E1.00 INCH       FERGUS             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ALSO REPORTED A HALF-INCH OF RAIN IN A HALF-HOUR

&&

BLANK

Local storm report, Jul 16, 4:08 PM MDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
408 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 ESE GEYSER            47.26N 110.45W
07/15/2011  M65 MPH          JUDITH BASIN       MT   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

&&

BLANK

Local storm report, Jul 16, 4:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
457 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0245 PM     HAIL             5 WNW WINIFRED          47.59N 109.48W
07/16/2011  M1.00 INCH       FERGUS             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL. 0.3 TO 0.4 INCHES OF
            RAINFALL ESTIMATED.

&&

NJL

Special weather statement, Jul 16, 6:04 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
604 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

MTZ047-170045-
BLAINE MT-
604 PM MDT SAT JUL 16 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN BLAINE COUNTY UNTIL 645
PM MDT...

AT 603 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR HAYS...OR 48 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CHINOOK...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
   LODGE POLE...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4821 10842 4804 10842 4797 10849 4798 10860
      4793 10862 4792 10863 4799 10880 4843 10845
      4841 10840 4822 10840
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 207DEG 34KT 4803 10863

SUK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 16, 7:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	46 min
Jul 16, 8:17 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Chouteau, Fergus	43 min
Jul 16, 8:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Cascade, Chouteau	54 min
Jul 16, 8:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Glacier, Toole	46 min
Jul 16, 8:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Blaine, Fergus	63 min
Jul 17, 12:45 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Blaine	30 min
Jul 17, 12:51 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Blaine	39 min
Jul 17, 1:29 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Blaine	16 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.