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River Flood Warning 3, NWS Glasgow, MT

June 4, 2013Valley County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this river flood warning at Jun 4, 2013, 3:36 PM MDT for Valley County, Montana. It took effect at Jun 5, 2013, 3:28 AM MDT. It was in force for 51 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 4, 2013, 3:36 PM MDT (21:36 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 5, 2013, 3:28 AM MDT
Expired: Jun 7, 2013, 6:17 AM MDT
In force: 51 hr
Issued by: NWS Glasgow, MT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Valley County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Beaver Creek (MT) near Hinsdale (BCHM8). The gauge peaked at 15.40 ft at Jun 5, 2013, 10:00 PM MDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06167500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 4, 2:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 2:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 8:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GGW	Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Richland and 2 more	17 hr
Jun 4, 3:33 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	GGW	Valley	14 days
Jun 4, 1:45 PM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GGW	Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips	45 hr

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.