Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 48, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 9, 2012, 4:30 PM MST. It was in force for 12 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
- Dec 9, 2012, 4:30 PM MST (23:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 10, 2012, 4:00 AM MST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678 WWUS75 KTFX 092330 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 430 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 MTZ009-048-101100- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0048.121209T2330Z-121210T1100Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 430 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING THEN DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. THE HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. LOCAL GUSTS WILL REACH 75 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITIES NEAR AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: CHOTEAU...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS. * TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HIGHLIGHT PLEASE VISIT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
815 WWUS75 KTFX 101050 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 350 AM MST MON DEC 10 2012 MTZ009-048-101200- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0048.000000T0000Z-121210T1100Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CHOTEAU 350 AM MST MON DEC 10 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS REMAIN STRONG...HOWEVER BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 1:45 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 20 hr |
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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.