Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Mar 30, 2012, 9:16 PM MDT. It took effect at Mar 31, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 30, 2012, 9:16 PM MDT (03:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2012, 3:41 AM MDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 WWUS75 KTFX 310316 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 916 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012 MTZ015-055-311200- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120331T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0021.120331T0600Z-120331T1500Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 916 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FAVORABLE VALLEYS OF GALLATIN COUNTY THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE LIKELY...AND THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE...ENNIS... NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES 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. && $$ MTZ009>013-044>049-053-310430- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120331T0600Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-BROADWATER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...HAVRE...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...SHELBY...CHESTER...CONRAD...CHINOOK...CHOTEAU... FAIRFIELD...TOWNSEND 916 PM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING SO HAVE CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
1 follow-up statement
150 WWUS75 KTFX 310941 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 341 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 MTZ015-055-311045- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120331T1500Z/ MADISON-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS 341 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MADISON AND GALLATIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THIS REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 9:10 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 35 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Phillips | 10 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.