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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this red flag warning at Jun 26, 2012, 3:55 AM MDT for 7 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jun 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2012, 3:55 AM MDT (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 26, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2012, 10:01 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
Counties Dawson County, MT, Garfield County, MT, McCone County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Wibaux County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 4:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glendive, MT | A ROOF ON A BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN HAD A 30 BY 30 FOOT SECTION LIFTED AND BLOWN INTO THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR. THE HIGHEST MEASURED WIND GUSTS WERE AT THE GLENDIVE AIRPORT FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 28 MPH GUSTING TO 38 MPH. |
| Jun 26, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Savage, MT | SAVAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT SURVEYED A METAL BUILDING THAT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED BY A MICROBURST. HALF THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF INTO NEARBY COTTONWOOD TREES. THE BUILDING WAS FACING SOUTH AND WINDS HIT FROM THE SOUTH. THERE WAS A LARGE OPENING AND THE WINDS ENTER |
| Jun 26, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 8 E Lambert, MT | SNAPPED 2 INCH TREE BRANCHES OFF OF TREES AND PEA SIZED HAIL. |
| Jun 26, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 74 | 13 Nw Wooley, MT | MEASURED BY RICHLAND COUNTY AGRIMET STATION. IN THIS VICINITY, 21 WOODEN POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED OFF WITH TWO MORE LEANING AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. A 4000 BUSHEL GRAIN BIN WAS TIPPED OVER AND A TIN SHED HAD THE ROOF BLOWN OFF AND THROWN 150 YARDS TO THE NO |
| Jun 26, 5:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 13 Wnw Wooley, MT | BARN COMPLETELY TAKEN OUT ALONG WITH 2 MILES WORTH OF POWER POLES ON HIGHWAY 201. ALSO HAD A GRAIN BIN BLOWN OVER AND POWER IS OUT IN LAMBERT AND SIOUX PASS |
| Jun 26, 5:04 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 Ne Hodges, MT | BEAVER HILL DOT |
| Jun 26, 5:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Sw Sidney, MT | SIDNEY AIRPORT MEASURED A 56 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jun 26, 6:44 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 E Brockway, MT | 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTS WHEN THE STORM INITIALLY HIT...PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL AFTER |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3072 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1552 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
887 WWUS85 KGGW 260955 RFWGGW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 355 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 .A MOIST AIR MASS WILL BE QUICKLY SWEPT OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST. THIS IS PART OF A SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE WINDY WEATHER WITH RAPIDLY LOWERING HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MTZ122-137-262200- /O.UPG.KGGW.FW.A.0012.120626T1800Z-120627T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGGW.FW.W.0013.120626T1800Z-120627T0600Z/ DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-SOUTHERN PETROLEUM- SOUTHERN GARFIELD- 355 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WINDY WEATHER WITH RAPIDLY FALLING RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122 AND 137... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDY WEATHER WITH RAPIDLY FALLING RELATIVE HUMIDITY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122 AND 137. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT AND STEADY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE LOW HUMIDITY AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER TO INCREASE THE THREAT OF FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
3 follow-up statements
844 WWUS85 KGGW 261531 RFWGGW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 931 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 .A MOIST AIR MASS WILL BE QUICKLY SWEPT OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST. THIS IS PART OF A SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE WINDY WEATHER WITH RAPIDLY LOWERING HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MTZ122-137-270000- /O.CON.KGGW.FW.W.0013.120626T1800Z-120627T0600Z/ DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-SOUTHERN PETROLEUM- SOUTHERN GARFIELD- 931 AM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WINDY WEATHER WITH RAPIDLY FALLING RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122 AND 137... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122 AND 137. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT AND STEADY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE LOW HUMIDITY AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER TO INCREASE THE THREAT OF FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
938 WWUS85 KGGW 262058 RFWGGW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 258 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 .A MOIST AIR MASS IS BEING SWEPT OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE APPROACH OF A COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST. THIS IS PART OF A SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE WINDY WEATHER WITH RAPIDLY LOWERING HUMIDITY INTO THIS EVENING. MTZ122-137-270600- /O.CON.KGGW.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120627T0600Z/ DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-SOUTHERN PETROLEUM- SOUTHERN GARFIELD- 258 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WINDY WEATHER WITH RAPIDLY FALLING RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122 AND 137... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122 AND 137. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT AND INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE LOW HUMIDITY AND WINDY WEATHER EXPECTED WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER TO INCREASE THE THREAT OF FIRES AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
960 WWUS85 KGGW 270401 RFWGGW URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 1001 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 MTZ122-137-270515- /O.CAN.KGGW.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120627T0600Z/ DAWSON-MCCONE-PRAIRIE-RICHLAND-WIBAUX-SOUTHERN PETROLEUM- SOUTHERN GARFIELD- 1001 PM MDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 122 AND 137... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY TONIGHT...THEN PICK UP A BIT WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Prairie | 54 min |
| Jun 25, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Prairie | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 7:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Dawson | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 12:10 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 65 min | |
| Jun 26, 12:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 61 min | |
| Jun 26, 12:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 12:41 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 1:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Petroleum | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 1:08 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 1:28 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 1:59 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 2:12 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 2:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Daniels | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 3:17 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 43 min | |
| Jun 26, 3:32 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips | 58 min |
| Jun 26, 3:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Daniels | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 4:05 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 41 hr |
| Jun 26, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Dawson | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 4:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Richland | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 4:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Richland | 44 min |
| Jun 26, 5:55 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.