Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 24, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Apr 27, 2012, 5:48 PM MDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Apr 27, 2012, 5:48 PM MDT (23:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
737 WWUS75 KTFX 272348 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 548 PM MDT FRI APR 27 2012 MTZ051-281200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0024.120427T2348Z-120428T1200Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 548 PM MDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS FERGUS COUNTY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA. * WINDS: WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH WITH STRONGER SPEEDS ALONG FAVORED TERRAIN AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG BLOWING WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING RAIN AND SNOW TO FURTHER REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
763 WWUS75 KTFX 281133 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 533 AM MDT SAT APR 28 2012 MTZ051-281245- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-120428T1200Z/ FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 533 AM MDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS ACROSS FERGUS COUNTY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE THIS MORNING...BUT HIGH WIND CRITERIA GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 6:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Teton | 46 min |
| Apr 26, 7:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Pondera | 39 min |
| Apr 26, 8:55 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 62 hr | |
| Apr 27, 4:49 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 34 hr | |
| Apr 27, 12:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Hill | 47 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:09 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Judith Basin | 47 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.