Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 25, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at May 6, 2012, 2:54 AM MDT. It was in force for 18 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
- May 6, 2012, 2:54 AM MDT (08:54 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2012, 8:48 PM MDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
193 WWUS75 KTFX 060854 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 254 AM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012 MTZ044-061000- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.A.0022.120506T1200Z-120507T0300Z/ TOOLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SHELBY 254 AM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS TOOLE COUNTY TODAY BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ MTZ011-013-045-047-051-062100- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0022.120506T1200Z-120507T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0025.120506T0854Z-120507T0600Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHESTER...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 254 AM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...CHESTER...HAVRE...BIG SANDY...FORT BENTON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
458 WWUS75 KTFX 062011 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 211 PM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012 MTZ011-013-045-062115- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120507T0600Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHESTER 211 PM MDT SUN MAY 6 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. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ047-051-070600- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120507T0600Z/ BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 211 PM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THOSE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
774 WWUS75 KTFX 070248 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 848 PM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012 MTZ047-051-070400- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-120507T0600Z/ BLAINE-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 848 PM MDT SUN MAY 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN GUSTY...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 11:36 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 3 hr | |
| May 6, 3:58 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | Blaine | 23 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.