Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 31, 2012, 2:49 PM MDT for 18 counties in Montana. It took effect at Sep 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 57 hr. 20 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 31, 2012, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 1, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 57 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 20:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2:15 PM MDT | HAIL 0.25 | 2 Se Montana City, MT | |
| Sep 1, 3:30 PM MDT | HAIL 0.25 | Boulder, MT | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Wnw Townsend, MT | 51 MPH WIND GUST AT THE GINGER RAWS. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. |
| Sep 1, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 14 W Saint Mary, MT | WIND GUSTS TO 68 MPH REPORTED AT LOGAN PASS VISITORS CENTER. |
| Sep 1, 4:06 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Sse Geyser, MT | 60 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST EAST OF GEYSER. |
| Sep 1, 4:06 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Sse Geyser, MT | 60 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST EAST OF GEYSER. |
| Sep 1, 4:45 PM MDT | HAIL 0.25 | White Sulphur Springs, MT | PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED. |
| Sep 1, 4:50 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Wsw Lewistown, MT | 52 MPH WIND GUST AT THE LEWISTOWN AIRPORT. |
| Sep 1, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | Gallatin Gateway, MT | POWER POLES DOWN FROM THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS...POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED |
| Sep 1, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 49 | 2 Ne Bozeman Hot Spring, MT | 49 MPH WIND GUST AT THE BOZEMAN AGRIMET SITE. |
| Sep 1, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 20 S Bozeman, MT | PEA SIZED HAILD... WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH... AND BLOWN OVER PORTA-POTTIES REPORTED NEAR THE MILLIE FIRE. |
| Sep 1, 5:06 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Ne Belgrade, MT | 55 MPH WIND GUST AT THE BOZEMAN AIRPORT. |
| Sep 1, 5:12 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 E Bozeman, MT | 60 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR ON BOZEMAN PASS...ON INTERSTATE 15. |
| Sep 1, 5:15 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 E Bozeman, MT | |
| Sep 1, 5:41 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 57 | 6 Sw Hays, MT | 57 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST SOUTH OF HAYS. |
| Sep 1, 5:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 6 Sw Hays, MT | 57 MPH WIND GUST AT THE DOT SENSOR JUST SOUTH OF HAYS. |
| Sep 1, 6:30 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | 7 Se Hilger, MT | 50 MPH WIND GUST AT THE JUDITH PEAK RAWS LOCATION. TIME OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. |
| Sep 1, 8:44 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 E Bozeman, MT | |
| Sep 2, 1:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 13 Wsw Saint Mary, MT | 59 MPH WIND GUST AT LOGAN PASS. |
| Sep 3, 9:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 13 Wsw Saint Mary, MT | 58 MPH WIND GUST AT LOGAN PASS THIS EVENING. |
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, 8.8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
001 WWUS85 KTFX 312049 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 249 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012 MTZ112>117-011200- /O.UPG.KTFX.FW.A.0014.120901T1800Z-120903T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.FW.W.0022.120901T1800Z-120903T0300Z/ 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- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- 249 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116 AND 117... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115... 116 AND 117. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM HAVRE TO GREAT FALLS TO LINCOLN. WITH LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL POSSIBLE...NEW FIRES COULD BE STARTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MTZ118-011200- /O.NEW.KTFX.FW.W.0022.120901T1800Z-120903T0300Z/ HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 249 PM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 118. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL POSSIBLE...NEW FIRES COULD BE STARTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
10 follow-up statements
099 WWUS85 KTFX 010954 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 354 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012 MTZ112>118-012300- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.120901T1800Z-120903T0300Z/ 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- 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- 354 AM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112... 113...114...115...116...117 AND 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116 117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WITH LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL POSSIBLE... NEW FIRES COULD BE STARTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
494 WWUS85 KTFX 012050 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 250 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012 MTZ112>118-021200- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES-HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 250 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116...117 AND 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116 117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASING ON SUNDAY...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND EASTERN DISTRICTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NEW FIRES COULD BE STARTED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
598 WWUS85 KTFX 020339 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 939 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012 MTZ112>118-021400- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/ 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- 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- 939 PM MDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114... 115...116...117 AND 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116 117 AND 118. * WINDS...WINDS MAY DROP BELOW CRITERIA THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST SUNDAY TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD HELP SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT WERE STARTED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
272 WWUS85 KTFX 021021 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 421 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 MTZ112>118-022300- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES-HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 421 AM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113... 114...115...116...117 AND 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116 117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD HELP SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT WERE STARTED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
179 WWUS85 KTFX 022045 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 245 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 MTZ112-114-030845- /O.EXT.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 245 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116 117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD HELP SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT WERE STARTED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MTZ113-115>118-030300- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/ HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES-CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- LINCOLN RANGER DISTRICT OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 245 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 113...115...116...117 AND 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...113...114...115...116 117 AND 118. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD HELP SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT WERE STARTED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
621 WWUS85 KTFX 030317 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 917 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 MTZ113-115>118-030430- /O.EXP.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/ 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- 917 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS CANCELED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 113...115...116...117 AND 118... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED STEADILY AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ABOVE THE RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ MTZ112-114-031530- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 917 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD HELP SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT WERE STARTED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
149 WWUS85 KTFX 030337 CCA RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 935 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 MTZ113-115>118-030430- /O.COR.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120903T0300Z/ 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- 935 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 113...115...116...117 AND 118... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED STEADILY AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ABOVE THE RED FLAG CRITERIA. $$ MTZ112-114-031530- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 935 PM MDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FOR UNCONTROLLED EXISTING OR NEW FIRES. * ADDITIONAL IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD HELP SPREAD ANY FIRES THAT WERE STARTED FROM LIGHTNING STRIKES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
858 WWUS85 KTFX 031108 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 508 AM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 MTZ112-114-032200- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 508 AM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FROM ANY UNCONTROLLED OR NEW WILDFIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
234 WWUS85 KTFX 031825 RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1225 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 MTZ115-117-118-040300- /O.EXA.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ CHOUTEAU AND FERGUS COUNTIES- CENTRAL AND EASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST AREAS- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 1225 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 115...117 AND NORTHERN 118... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 115...117 AND NORTHERN 118. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW 10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FROM ANY UNCONTROLLED OR NEW WILDFIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MTZ112-114-040300- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY COUNTIES- LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT/ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 1225 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND 114. * WINDS...WEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FROM ANY UNCONTROLLED OR NEW WILDFIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS
514 WWUS85 KTFX 031945 AAA RFWTFX URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 145 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 MTZ113-040300- /O.EXA.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ HILL AND BLAINE COUNTIES- 145 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 113. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FROM ANY UNCONTROLLED OR NEW WILDFIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ MTZ112-114-115-117-118-040300- /O.CON.KTFX.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120904T0300Z/ EASTERN GLACIER/TOOLE/CENTRAL AND EASTERN PONDERA/LIBERTY 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- HELENA AND TOWNSEND RANGER DISTRICTS OF THE HELENA NATIONAL FOREST- 145 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...114...115...117 AND NORTHERN 118... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112...114...115...117 AND NORTHERN 118. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE FROM ANY UNCONTROLLED OR NEW WILDFIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THESE AREAS OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ 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 31, 3:37 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 10 more | 11 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.