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Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Glasgow, MT

April 5, 20127 counties in Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this blizzard watch at Apr 5, 2012, 4:18 AM MDT for 7 counties in Montana. It took effect at Apr 6, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2012, 4:18 AM MDT (10:18 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2012, 4:09 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT

Counties Daniels County, MT, Garfield County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Sheridan County, MT, Valley County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Apr 4, 8:46 PM MDT, 7 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 8:46 PM MDT, 7 hours 32 minutes before
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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.