Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this red flag warning at Mar 9, 2012, 3:46 AM MST for 14 counties in Montana. It took effect at Mar 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 5 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
- Mar 9, 2012, 3:46 AM MST (10:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2012, 10:11 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
Counties Blaine County, MT, Cascade County, MT, Chouteau County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Glacier County, MT, Hill County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT, Lewis and Clark County, MT, Liberty County, MT, Meagher County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Pondera County, MT, Teton County, MT, Toole County, MT
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 12:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 8 Se East Glacier Park, MT | 64 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DEEP CREEK RAWS LOCATION. |
| Mar 9, 1:40 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Sw Cut Bank, MT | 51 MPH WIND GUST AT THE CUT BANK AIRPORT. |
| Mar 9, 1:46 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 4 W Havre, MT | 47 MPH WIND GUST AT THE HAVRE AIRPORT. |
| Mar 9, 3:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 5 Wsw Great Falls, MT | 52 MPH WIND GUST AT THE GREAT FALLS AIRPORT. |
| Mar 9, 7:27 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 E East Glacier Park, MT | WIND GUST OF 58 MPH MEASURED AT TWO MEDICINE. WINDS SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH. |
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 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
681 WWUS85 KTFX 091046 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 346 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA... .GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY AND COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT...CREATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOW ELEVATION GRASSLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. MTZ112>115-117-100300- /O.UPG.KTFX.FW.A.0001.120309T1800Z-120310T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.FW.W.0002.120309T1800Z-120310T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES-HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- 346 AM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115 AND 117 BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 BELOW 5000 FEET... 113 BELOW 5000 FEET...114 BELOW 5000 FEET...115 BELOW 5000 FEET AND 117 BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THIS WARNING IS PRIMARILY FOR GRASSLAND AREAS FREE OF SNOW COVER. THE COMBINATION OF FORECAST CONDITIONS AND DRY FUEL MAY RESULT IN QUICKLY SPREADING GRASS FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
3 follow-up statements
721 WWUS85 KTFX 092113 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 213 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 MTZ112>115-117-100300- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120310T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES-HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- 213 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113... 114...115 AND 117 BELOW 5000 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 BELOW 5000 FEET... 113 BELOW 5000 FEET...114 BELOW 5000 FEET...115 BELOW 5000 FEET AND 117 BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THIS WARNING IS PRIMARILY FOR GRASSLAND AREAS FREE OF SNOW COVER. THE COMBINATION OF FORECAST CONDITIONS AND DRY FUEL MAY RESULT IN QUICKLY SPREADING GRASS FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
707 WWUS85 KTFX 100225 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 725 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 MTZ112>115-117-100600- /O.EXT.KTFX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120310T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES-HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- 725 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115 AND 117 BELOW 5000 FEET... THE RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 BELOW 5000 FEET... 113 BELOW 5000 FEET...114 BELOW 5000 FEET...115 BELOW 5000 FEET AND 117 BELOW 5000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THIS WARNING IS PRIMARILY FOR GRASSLAND AREAS FREE OF SNOW COVER. THE COMBINATION OF FORECAST CONDITIONS AND DRY FUEL MAY RESULT IN QUICKLY SPREADING GRASS FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
022 WWUS85 KTFX 100511 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1011 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 MTZ112>115-117-100615- /O.CAN.KTFX.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120310T0600Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES-HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- 1011 PM MST FRI MAR 9 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115 AND 117... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE RISING. AS A RESULT...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
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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.