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Freezing Rain Advisory 1, NWS Great Falls, MT

January 21, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this freezing rain advisory at Jan 21, 2012, 1:35 PM MST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2012, 1:35 PM MST (20:35 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freezing rain advisory 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 freezing rain advisory went out at Jan 21, 10:30 AM MST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 10:30 AM MST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:56 AM MST, 7 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
556 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

MTZ008-015-055-221300-
BEAVERHEAD-MADISON-GALLATIN-
556 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORRIS HILL AREA IN MADISON COUNTY IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED. REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...ICE
ACCUMULATION OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WOULD BE
GREATLY APPRECIATED.

MTZ053-221300-
BROADWATER-
556 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER AT TOWNSEND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER AT TOWNSEND IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED FOR REPORTS OF FLOODING.

MTZ009>014-044>052-054-221300-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-
CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-MEAGHER-
556 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 10:32 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningTFXBroadwater5 days
Jan 21, 3:32 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningTFX11 hr
Jan 21, 4:41 AM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTFX16 hr
Jan 21, 4:10 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningTFX12 hr

Nearby

Freezing Rain Advisories in Montana, 2012Every freezing rain 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.