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Winter Storm Watch 8, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm watch at May 24, 2012, 2:31 PM MDT. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2012, 2:31 PM MDT (20:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 25, 2012, 4:25 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at May 24, 11:45 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 11:45 AM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 5:47 AM MDT, 8 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 547 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 MTZ008-012-015-050-051-054-055-251200- BEAVERHEAD-CASCADE-MADISON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- 547 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET BEGINNING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS AND OVER THE PLAINS WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...ICE ACCUMULATION OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MTZ014-052-053-251200- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON-BROADWATER- 547 AM MDT THU MAY 24 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 6 PM THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED DURING THE LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... REPORTS OF SNOWFALL...ICE ACCUMULATION OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. MTZ009>011-013-044>049-251200- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE- LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- EASTERN TETON- 547 AM MDT THU MAY 24 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A COOL AND WET PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MUCH OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. RAIN IS GENERALLY EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BUT COULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS MAY BECOME NECESSARY AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES OVER TIMING AND LOCATION OF THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 4:53 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 4 days | |
| May 24, 4:53 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 4 days |
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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.