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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

June 2, 2012Gallatin County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jun 2, 2012, 4:49 PM MDT for Gallatin County, Montana. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 2, 2012, 4:49 PM MDT (22:49 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2012, 5:30 PM MDT
In force: 41 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Gallatin County, MT

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 12:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Beaverhead	55 min
Jun 2, 12:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Beaverhead	60 min
Jun 2, 1:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Madison	67 min
Jun 2, 2:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Lewis and Clark	22 min
Jun 2, 2:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Cascade	49 min
Jun 2, 4:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	47 min
Jun 2, 4:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Fergus	22 min
Jun 2, 4:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	65 min
Jun 2, 5:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus	70 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Montana, 2012 Every special weather statement in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.