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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Billings, MT

January 18, 20125 counties in Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 18, 2012, 4:19 AM MST for 5 counties in Montana. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2012, 4:19 AM MST (11:19 UTC)
Expired
Jan 19, 2012, 6:09 AM MST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT

Counties Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Fallon County, MT, Powder River County, MT, Rosebud County, MT

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 18, 3:31 AM MST, 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 3:31 AM MST, 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 9:39 PM MST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
939 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-190445-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
939 PM MST TUE JAN 17 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN THE
EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE BIG HORN...BEARTOOTH AND PRYOR MOUNTAINS.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 75 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF I-90 FROM
LIVINGSTON TO BIG TIMBER...AND CROW AGENCY THROUGH SHERIDAN TO
BUFFALO. DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS. AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME
AREAS DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING
EARLY WEDNESDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO DURING THE
DAY ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY
ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN A
BAND FROM HARLOWTON TO BILLINGS TO ASHLAND WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER EAST AND
WEST OF THIS LINE WITH FOOTHILLS LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO SEE AROUND
6 INCHES OF SNOW. WESTERN MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS WILL SEE VERY HEAVY
SNOWFALL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOWFALL
EXPECTED ON WEST FACING SLOPES BY FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 8:23 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningBYZPark10 hr
Jan 17, 8:23 PM MSTWind AdvisoryBYZStillwater, Sweet Grass10 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in Montana, 2012Every wind chill advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.