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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Billings, MT

July 4, 2013Musselshell County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2013, 2:58 PM MDT for Musselshell County, Montana. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2013, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2013, 3:30 PM MDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Musselshell County, MT

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 4, 10:02 AM MDT, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 10:02 AM MDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 10:15 AM MDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 12:08 PM MDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 1:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
109 PM MDT THU JUL 4 2013

WYC033-042000-
SHERIDAN WY-
109 PM MDT THU JUL 4 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY
UNTIL 200 PM MDT...

AT 1258 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BURGESS JUNCTION...OR 24 MILES WEST OF
SHERIDAN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WAS LIKELY OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM
ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO QUICK RISES ON
STREAMS AND CREEKS ALONG WITH CAUSING WATER TO POND WATER ON
ROADWAYS. BE ALERT IN LOCATIONS NEAR STREAMS AND CREEKS IN SOUTHWEST
SHERIDAN COUNTY AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF NEEDED.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN
SHERIDAN COUNTY THROUGH 2 PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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LAT...LON 4460 10740 4461 10745 4471 10758 4485 10740
      4467 10704 4456 10717 4456 10736
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 311DEG 10KT 4475 10745

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 4, 3:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Musselshell	31 min
Jul 4, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carbon	48 min
Jul 4, 4:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Musselshell, Yellowstone	45 min
Jul 4, 4:10 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	BYZ	Musselshell	3 hr
Jul 4, 4:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Musselshell	45 min
Jul 4, 4:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Musselshell, Treasure, Yellowstone	31 min
Jul 4, 4:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carbon	43 min
Jul 4, 5:01 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	BYZ	Carbon	59 min
Jul 4, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	42 min
Jul 4, 5:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carbon	56 min
Jul 4, 5:56 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	BYZ	Carbon	3 hr
Jul 4, 12:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Sheridan	37 min
Jul 4, 1:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Sheridan	51 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.