Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2012, 3:32 AM MST. It was in force for 11 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
- Jan 21, 2012, 3:32 AM MST (10:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 3:00 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
890 WWUS75 KTFX 211032 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 332 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 MTZ009-010-048-211145- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.A.0005.120121T1200Z-120122T1200Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... CUT BANK...CHOTEAU 332 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO NEAR 55 MPH ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS TODAY...BUT OVERALL WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MTZ015-212200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0006.120121T1032Z-120121T2200Z/ MADISON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL... TWIN BRIDGES 332 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ROUTE 287 OVER NORRIS HILL IN MADISON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ROUTE 287 OVER NORRIS HILL IN MADISON COUNTY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE NORRIS HILL REGION...ALONG WITH THE HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS IN MADISON COUNTY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID AFTERNOON TODAY. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH SOUTH ROADS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 287 OVER NORRIS HILL. * LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: ENNIS AND NORRIS HILL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
1 follow-up statement
993 WWUS75 KTFX 212135 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 235 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 MTZ015-212245- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120121T2200Z/ MADISON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ENNIS...NORRIS HILL 235 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ROUTE 287 OVER NORRIS HILL IN MADISON COUNTY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ROUTE 287 OVER NORRIS HILL IN MADISON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS CONTINUE TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGING WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 10:32 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TFX | Broadwater | 5 days |
| Jan 21, 4:41 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 16 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:35 PM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | TFX | 3 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:10 PM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 12 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.