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High Wind Warning 34, NWS Great Falls, MT

September 2, 2012

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Sep 2, 2012, 1:38 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 2, 2012, 1:38 AM MDT (07:38 UTC)
Expired: Sep 2, 2012, 2:34 PM MDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

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

003 
WWUS75 KTFX 020738
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
138 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

MTZ009-022100-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0034.120902T0738Z-120903T1000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
138 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
  NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT REGION THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR
  RIDGE TOPS. WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH HAVE OCCURRED AT
  LOGAN PASS ALREADY THIS MORNING.

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

* OTHER IMPACTS: THE STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE SOME TEMPORARY
  POWER OUTAGES...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST...AND RAPID
  FIRE GROWTH ON ANY UNCONTROLLED FIRE ACTIVITY.

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...THE GOING
  TO THE SUN ROAD EAST OF THE DIVIDE AND 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

861 
WWUS75 KTFX 022034
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
234 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

MTZ009-022145-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120903T1000Z/
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...
LOGAN PASS
234 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
...BUT STRONG WINDS 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.