Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 42, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Nov 11, 2012, 9:26 PM MST. It was in force for 21 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
- Nov 11, 2012, 9:26 PM MST (04:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
431 WWUS75 KTFX 120426 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 926 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 MTZ009-048-121300- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0042.121112T0426Z-121113T0100Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 926 PM MST SUN NOV 11 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WITH MANY ROADWAYS STILL SNOW PACKED AND ICY IN SPOTS. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL MOSTLY GUST TO AROUND 65 MPH. HOWEVER...GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH FAVORED MOUNTAIN PASSES AND CANYONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE RECENT SNOW MAY STILL BE LOOSE IN SPOTS...WHICH WILL LIKELY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...WHILE SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HINDER TRAVEL. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
033 WWUS75 KTFX 121007 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 307 AM MST MON NOV 12 2012 MTZ009-048-122215- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-121113T0100Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 307 AM MST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WITH MANY ROADWAYS STILL SNOW PACKED AND ICY IN SPOTS. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS COULD SIGNIFICANTLY HINDER TRAVEL. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
558 WWUS75 KTFX 122111 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 211 PM MST MON NOV 12 2012 MTZ048-122215- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-121113T0100Z/ SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHOTEAU 211 PM MST MON NOV 12 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 ALONG THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ009-130100- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-121113T0100Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS 211 PM MST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WITH MANY ROADWAYS STILL SNOW PACKED AND ICY IN SPOTS. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. SNOW DRIFTS OVER ROADWAYS COULD SIGNIFICANTLY HINDER TRAVEL. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
345 WWUS75 KTFX 130053 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 553 PM MST MON NOV 12 2012 MTZ009-130200- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-121113T0100Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS 553 PM MST MON NOV 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT HAVE DECREASED THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN VERY ISOLATED AREAS OVERNIGHT...BUT WIDESPREAD STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
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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.