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High Wind Warning 30, NWS Great Falls, MT

June 27, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jun 27, 2012, 3:18 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 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
Jun 27, 2012, 3:18 AM MDT (09:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2012, 2:38 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

297 
WWUS75 KTFX 270918
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
318 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012


MTZ009-010-048-271800-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0030.120627T0918Z-120627T1800Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
318 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

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



* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW
  ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND EASTERN GLACIER
  COUNTY...WITH STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES
  AND OVER FAVORED TERRAIN.

* OTHER IMPACTS:THOSE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CUT BANK...CHOTEAU...BROWNING...
  MARIAS PASS...LOGAN 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
040 
WWUS75 KTFX 271613
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1013 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

MTZ010-048-271715-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120627T1800Z/
EASTERN GLACIER-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
1013 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BUT STRONG WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. AS A RESULT...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MTZ009-272200-
/O.EXT.KTFX.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120627T2200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
1013 AM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  AFFECT THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND GLACIER PARK
  THROUGH 4 PM TODAY.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH LOGAN PASS AND ALONG GOING TO THE
  SUN ROAD.

* OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW HAS CAUSED GOING
  TO THE SUN ROAD TO CLOSE OVER LOGAN PASS. THOSE TRAVELING IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN 
  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.

&&

$$
750 
WWUS75 KTFX 272038
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
238 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

MTZ009-272145-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120627T2200Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
238 PM MDT WED JUN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK...
BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.
AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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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.