Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 13, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 20, 2012, 2:43 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 21, 2012, 1:00 AM MST. It was in force for 40 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2012, 2:43 PM MST (21:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2012, 1:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2012, 5:23 PM MST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
044 WWUS75 KTFX 202143 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 243 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 MTZ009-048-210945- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0008.120221T0800Z-120223T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0013.120221T0800Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 243 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WIND COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MARIAS PASS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ010-210945- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0008.120222T0400Z-120223T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0013.120221T0800Z-120223T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK 243 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO... STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ012>014-044>046-049-050-210945- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0008.120222T0400Z-120223T0300Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 243 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MONTANA TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO... STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CONRAD... SHELBY...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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149 WWUS75 KTFX 210425 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 925 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 MTZ009-010-048-211200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.120221T0800Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 925 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WINDS WILL INCREASE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MARIAS PASS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS AND CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ012>014-044>046-049-050-211200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.A.0008.120222T0400Z-120223T0300Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 925 PM MST MON FEB 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MONTANA TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CONRAD... SHELBY...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS AND ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
132 WWUS75 KTFX 211047 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 347 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 MTZ012>014-044>046-049-050-212300- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0008.120222T0400Z-120223T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KTFX.HW.W.0013.120222T0400Z-120223T0300Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER... CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 347 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO... STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CONRAD... SHELBY...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-048-212300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 347 AM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TODAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER THIS EVENING AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH LATE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MARIAS PASS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
206 WWUS75 KTFX 212148 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 248 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 MTZ051-221300- /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0013.120222T0400Z-120223T0300Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 248 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO... STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-048-221300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 248 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT TODAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER THIS EVENING AND REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH LATE NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. IN THE MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH MARIAS PASS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...CUT BANK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ012>014-044>046-049-050-221300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.120222T0400Z-120223T0300Z/ CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD 248 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO... STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CONRAD... SHELBY...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN... MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
188 WWUS75 KTFX 220430 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 930 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 MTZ009-048-221200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 930 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH LATE NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. FOR MARIAS PASS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING AND MARIAS PASS ON HIGHWAY 2. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ010-012>014-044>046-049>051-221200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 930 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN LATER TONIGHT...AND THEN CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CONRAD...SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS AND LEWISTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
646 WWUS75 KTFX 221025 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 325 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 MTZ009-048-222300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 325 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT UNTIL THIS EVENING. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. FOR MARIAS PASS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ010-012>014-044>046-049>051-222300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 325 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: WEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY THIS MORNING...AND THEN CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. ALSO... STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CONRAD... SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
895 WWUS75 KTFX 222200 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 300 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 MTZ009-048-230300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 300 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A COLD FRONT LOCATED FROM SOUTH OF CHOTEAU TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AS OF 230 PM MST WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AHEAD OF AND CLOSE TO THE FRONT...THEN STEADILY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: FOR MARIAS PASS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ010-012>014-044>046-049>051-230300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...SHELBY... CHESTER...CONRAD...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 300 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: A COLD FRONT FROM GREAT FALLS TO NEAR LEWISTOWN AS OF 230 PM MST WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES AND POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. ALSO...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...CONRAD... SHELBY...CHESTER...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS... KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS... HELENA... LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
315 WWUS75 KTFX 230023 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 523 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 MTZ009-010-012>014-044>046-048>051-230130- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-120223T0300Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-TOOLE-LIBERTY- EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON- JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS... ROGERS PASS...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD... STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 523 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. $$
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Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 3:33 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 20, 3:45 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 12 hr |
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