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High Wind Warning 32, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 4, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jul 4, 2012, 9:43 AM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2012, 9:43 AM MDT (15:43 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2012, 4:58 PM MDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

854 
WWUS75 KTFX 041543
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
943 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2012


MTZ009-050000-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0032.120704T1543Z-120705T0000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LOGAN PASS
943 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 


* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS NEAR LOGAN PASS IN GLACIER
  NATIONAL PARK HAVE REDEVELOPED THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...ON GOING TO THE SUN ROAD NEAR LOGAN PASS SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: 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.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

415 
WWUS75 KTFX 042258
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
458 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012

MTZ009-050000-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120705T0000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LOGAN PASS
458 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS AT LOGAN PASS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA AND
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN. 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.