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High Wind Warning 33, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 23, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jul 23, 2012, 3:15 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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
Jul 23, 2012, 3:15 PM MDT (21:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

919 
WWUS75 KTFX 232115
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
315 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012

MTZ009-010-048-240300-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0033.120723T2115Z-120724T0300Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
315 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED BEHIND
  A PACIFIC COLD FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...THEN DECREASE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH

* OTHER IMPACTS:TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
507 
WWUS75 KTFX 240246
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
846 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012

MTZ009-010-048-240400-
/O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120724T0300Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...CHOTEAU
846 PM MDT MON JUL 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND ADJACENT
PLAINS. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 8:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJudith Basin51 min
Jul 22, 11:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGlacier52 min
Jul 23, 1:49 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBeaverhead41 min
Jul 23, 3:45 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFXBlaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 11 more40 hr
Jul 23, 3:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXHill48 min
Jul 23, 3:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine46 min

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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.