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Winter Storm Watch 8, NWS Great Falls, MT

May 24, 2012

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 4:53 AM MDTWinter Storm WarningTFX4 days
May 24, 4:53 AM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryTFX4 days

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Montana, 2012Every winter storm watch 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.