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High Wind Warning 22, NWS Great Falls, MT

April 4, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Apr 4, 2012, 3:48 PM MDT. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2012, 3:48 PM MDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2012, 9:15 PM MDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

545 
WWUS75 KTFX 042148
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
348 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012


MTZ015-050600-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0022.120404T2148Z-120405T0600Z/
MADISON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL
348 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING AND DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: ENNIS...NORRIS HILL


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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

158 
WWUS75 KTFX 050315
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
915 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

MTZ015-050415-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120405T0600Z/
MADISON-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL
915 PM MDT WED APR 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL OCCUR INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 4, 4:16 AM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	TFX		24 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.