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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 22, 2012, 4:05 PM MDT for Beaverhead County, Montana. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 22, 2012, 4:05 PM MDT (22:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 22, 2012, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
County Beaverhead County, MT
The radar
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The text
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 22, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 22, 3:45 AM MDT, 12 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 345 AM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012 MTZ008>010-012>015-044>046-048>055-231200- BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER- GALLATIN- 345 AM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF NEW FIRE STARTS WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. MTZ011-047-231200- HILL-BLAINE- 345 AM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HAVRE AND HARLEM AREAS ON MONDAY. SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG...AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 22, 4:05 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
405 PM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012
MTZ008-015-222300-
BEAVERHEAD MT-MADISON MT-
405 PM MDT SUN JUL 22 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MADISON AND CENTRAL
BEAVERHEAD COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM MDT...
AT 400 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PIONEER MOUNTAINS ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DIVIDE TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
DILLON...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL PEA SIZED
HAIL.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MELROSE AND GLEN...
DILLON...
TWIN BRIDGES AND SILVER STAR...
LAT...LON 4487 11312 4564 11300 4567 11269 4564 11269
4564 11266 4568 11259 4573 11203 4485 11206
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 252DEG 22KT 4558 11287 4508 11287
HOENISCHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 4:43 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin, Glacier and 9 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 22, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 48 min |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.