Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 13, 2012, 2:40 PM MDT for 18 counties in Montana. It took effect at Aug 14, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 45 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 13, 2012, 2:40 PM MDT (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 14, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2012, 12:52 AM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
Counties Blaine County, MT, Broadwater County, MT, Cascade County, MT, Chouteau County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Gallatin County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Hill County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Liberty County, MT, Meagher County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Pondera County, MT, Powell County, MT, Teton County, MT, Toole County, MT
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 13 Wsw Saint Mary, MT | 52 MPH WIND GUST AT LOGAN PASS. |
| Aug 14, 5:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 6 Wnw Browning, MT | 53 MPH WIND GUST AT THE BROWNING AIRSTRIP. |
| Aug 14, 6:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 13 Wsw Saint Mary, MT | 50 MPH WIND GUST AT LOGAN PASS ON THE GOING TO THE SUN ROAD. |
| Aug 14, 6:27 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 6 Nnw Sunburst, MT | 55 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST SOUTH OF SWEET GRASS. |
| Aug 14, 6:41 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Sw Cut Bank, MT | 67 MPH WIND GUST AT THE CUT BANK AIRPORT. |
| Aug 14, 6:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 E East Glacier Park, MT | 55 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST EAST OF EAST GLACIER PARK. |
| Aug 14, 6:42 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Cut Bank, MT | ESTIMATED 70 MPH WINDS LIFTING DUST AND DEBRIS |
| Aug 14, 6:44 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 72 | 3 Sw Cut Bank, MT | 72 MPH WIND GUST AT THE CUT BANK AIRPORT. |
| Aug 14, 6:55 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Kevin, MT | 50 MPH WIND GUST IN KEVIN. |
| Aug 14, 6:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 1 N Heart Butte, MT | SPOTTER REPORTS BLOWING DUST AND TRAFFIC STOPPED ON HWY 2 DUE TO HIGH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. |
| Aug 14, 7:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 10 W Saint Mary, MT | LARGE TREES DOWNED AT RISING SUN CAMPGROUND... EAST SIDE OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. |
| Aug 14, 7:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 8 Se East Glacier Park, MT | 50 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DEEP CREEK RAWS LOCATION. |
| Aug 14, 7:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 15 Se Browning, MT | ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND GUST AS THE COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH. |
| Aug 14, 7:08 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Valier, MT | ESTIMATED 50 MPH WIND GUST IN VALIER AS THE COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH. |
| Aug 14, 7:12 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 E East Glacier Park, MT | 58 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST EAST OF EAST GLACIER PARK. |
| Aug 14, 7:20 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Devon, MT | ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE FIELDS. |
| Aug 14, 7:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Conrad, MT | MATURE COTTONWOOD TREE DOWN ALONG WITH MANY BROKEN TREE LIMBS. |
| Aug 14, 7:29 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 66 | Brady, MT | 66 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED NEAR BRADY. |
| Aug 14, 7:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 8 Ene Choteau, MT | 56 MPH PEAK WIND GUST...LOTS OF BLOWING DUST. |
| Aug 14, 7:44 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | Chester, MT | 55 MPH WIND GUST IN CHESTER. |
| Aug 14, 7:51 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 56 | 2 E Inverness, MT | 56 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST EAST OF INVERNESS. |
| Aug 14, 8:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 10 Ne Dutton, MT | 60 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Aug 14, 8:15 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | Augusta, MT | ESTIMATED 65 MPH IN THE AUGUSTA AREA. |
| Aug 14, 8:18 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Fort Shaw, MT | LARGE DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN. |
| Aug 14, 8:20 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 Se Cascade, MT | 70 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Aug 14, 8:20 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Cascade, MT | 70 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Aug 14, 8:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 98 | Cascade, MT | 98 MPH PEAK WIND GUST MEASURED |
| Aug 14, 8:21 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | 17 Sw Simms, MT | 53 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR NEAR BOWMANS CORNER. |
| Aug 14, 8:23 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Wsw Great Falls, MT | 60 MPH WIND GUST. POWER OUT AT THE NWS OFFICE IN GREAT FALLS. VISIBILITY IS 2 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. |
| Aug 14, 8:28 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 5 Sw Great Falls, MT | 62 MPH WIND GUST AT THE NWS OFFICE. POWER WAS OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES. BLOWING DUST. |
| Aug 14, 8:31 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Malmstrom Afb, MT | 58 MPH WIND GUST AT MALMSTROM AFB. |
| Aug 14, 8:35 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 S Cascade, MT | 60 MPH WIND GUST WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE. |
| Aug 14, 8:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Great Falls, MT | 3 INCH TREE LIMB BROKEN OFF...AND NO POWER. |
| Aug 14, 8:50 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 86 | 21 Se Cascade, MT | 86 MPH WIND GUST AT MILLEGAN. |
| Aug 14, 8:53 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Nw Black Eagle, MT | 62 MPH WIND GUST JUST NORTH OF BLACK EAGLE. |
| Aug 14, 8:55 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 W Havre, MT | 52 MPH WIND GUST AT THE HAVRE AIRPORT. |
| Aug 14, 9:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 32 Wsw Bynum, MT | 54 MPH WIND GUST AT GATES PARK. |
| Aug 14, 9:04 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 8 Sw Wolf Creek, MT | 52 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR NEAR SIEBEN FLATS ON INTERSTATE 15. |
| Aug 14, 9:30 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 7 Nw Helena, MT | ESTIMATED WINDS AROUND 50 MPH A FEW MILES NORTHWEST OF HELENA. VISIBILITY WAS ONLY A HALF MILE. |
| Aug 14, 9:30 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 Wnw Raynesford, MT | 54 MPH WIND GUST AT THE ALPHA RAWS LOCATION. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. |
| Aug 14, 9:30 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 14 Ssw Simms, MT | 55 MPH WIND GUST AT THE GOLF RAWS LOCATION. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. |
| Aug 14, 9:45 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | White Sulphur Springs, MT | WIND GUST ESTIMATED NEAR 60 MPH. POWER WAS OUT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. |
| Aug 14, 10:13 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 8 Sw Wolf Creek, MT | 59 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR NEAR SIEBEN FLATS ON INTERSTATE 15. |
| Aug 14, 10:14 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 45 | 2 Se Wickes, MT | 45 MPH PEAK WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR ON BOULDER HILL ON INTERSTATE 15. |
| Aug 15, 12:30 AM MDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 8 N Helena, MT | 52 MPH WIND GUST AT THE HELENA RAWS LOCATION. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 37 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 522 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -334 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
756 WWUS85 KTFX 132040 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 240 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON TUESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A SIGNIFICANT UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A WIND SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTH. MTZ114-115-117-118-141300- /O.UPG.KTFX.FW.A.0011.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.FW.W.0019.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 240 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114...115... 117 AND 118... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114...115...117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 70S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MTZ116-141300- /O.NEW.KTFX.FW.W.0019.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 240 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
5 follow-up statements
684 WWUS85 KTFX 132059 CCA RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 259 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED ON TUESDAY... .CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A SIGNIFICANT UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND STRONG SURFACE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE ON TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A WIND SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTH. MTZ114-115-117-118-141330- /O.UPG.KTFX.FW.A.0011.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ /O.COR.KTFX.FW.W.0019.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 259 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114...115... 117 AND 118... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114...115...117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MTZ116-141330- /O.COR.KTFX.FW.W.0019.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 259 PM MDT MON AUG 13 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 116. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
554 WWUS85 KTFX 141024 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 424 AM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 MTZ114>118-142100- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0019.120814T1800Z-120815T0300Z/ LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 424 AM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114...115...116...117 AND 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114...115...116...117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
041 WWUS85 KTFX 141836 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1236 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 MTZ112-113-150300- /O.EXA.KTFX.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120815T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES-HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- 1236 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 113... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 113. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MTZ114>118-150300- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120815T0300Z/ LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 1236 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114... 115...116...117 AND 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 114...115...116...117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
241 WWUS85 KTFX 150259 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 859 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 MTZ112-114-150400- /O.CAN.KTFX.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120815T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 859 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ MTZ113-115>118-150900- /O.EXT.KTFX.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120815T0900Z/ HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 859 PM MDT TUE AUG 14 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 113...115...116...117 AND 118... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 113...115...116...117 AND 118. * WINDS...NORTH 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY NEW AND UNCONTROLLED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
060 WWUS85 KTFX 150652 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1252 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012 MTZ113-115>118-150800- /O.CAN.KTFX.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120815T0900Z/ HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 1252 AM MDT WED AUG 15 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 113...115...116...117 AND 118... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES...RECOVERING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND INCREASING PRECIPITATION...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED SO THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 6:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Blaine | 41 min |
| Aug 13, 4:25 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin, Jefferson and 5 more | 11 hr |
| Aug 13, 9:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Blaine | 46 min |
| Aug 13, 9:49 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine | 41 min |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.