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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2013, 4:01 PM MDT for Garfield County, Petroleum County, Montana. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2013, 4:01 PM MDT (22:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2013, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Garfield County, MT, Petroleum County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 137 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 467 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -141 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.5
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 Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 8, 2:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 234 PM MDT MON JUL 8 2013 .SHORT TERM...FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... MAIN FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM PERIOD IS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE FEATURE PUSHING INTO WESTERN MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON. OUT AHEAD OF THIS WAVE THERE IS ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO GENERATE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW VERY GOOD CAPE/DIRECTIONAL WIND SHEAR PROFILES THROUGH TONIGHT AND PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES OF GREATER THAN ONE INCH. ALSO GIVEN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7PM FOR MOST OF THE CWA EXCEPT FOR DANIELS AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES...WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR SOME STORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. SPC STORM SCALE ENSEMBLE OF OPPORTUNITY PRODUCT SHOWS CONSISTENCY WITH LATEST HRRR AND NAM MODEL SOLUTIONS. EXPECT MOST OF THE ACTIVITY TO OCCUR PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. BEYOND MIDNIGHT...CANNOT RULE OUT SHOWERS AND STORMS BUT THEY SHOULD REDUCE IN COVERAGE AND SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED BY THAT TIME. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ANY LEFTOVER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE CWA DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THEREAFTER...MODELS DEPICT AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE CWA WHICH WILL LEAD TO AN ABUNDANCE OF SUNSHINE...DRIER CONDITIONS...AND WARMING TEMPERATURES UNDER A REGIME OF LARGE SCALE SUBSIDENCE. DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST DUE TO THE PRIMARY CONCENTRATION ON THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. WILL MAKE UPDATES AS NEEDED AS CONDITIONS WARRENT. MALIAWCO .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... SYNOPTIC SET UP... LONG TERM BEGINS WITH A LARGE HEAT DOME OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. A RIDGE SPUR IS ANTICIPATED TO JUT OUT OF THE DOME OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF MONTANA AND ALBERTA. A CLOSED LOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... DRY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED UNTIL THURSDAY AS NORTHEAST MONTANA COMES UNDER THE FULL OF AND INCREASING RIDGE. THURSDAY... THE AXIS OF THE RIDGE WILL PASS THROUGH AND ALLOW FOR A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ON THE AXIS. THURSDAY ALSO LOOKS TO BE VERY WARM AHEAD OF THE AXIS WITH UPPER 90S AND POSSIBLE AS 850 MB TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE 30* CELSIUS RANGE. THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...CLOSED LOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE EAST THROUGH WEST MONTANA INTO THE HIGH PLAINS... EXITING THE RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE GREAT PLAINS. THIS WILL PLACE NORTHEAST MONTANA IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW WITH A WEAK TROUGHS AND SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW. A SHORTWAVE IS CURRENTLY TIMED ON FRIDAY WITH THE BASE OF THE LARGE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH SATURDAY HOWEVER... TIMING OF THESE WAVES COULD EASILY SHIFT AS THE LAST COUPLE RUNS HAVE ALREADY MOVED THEM AROUND. SATURDAY NIGHT ONWARD... THE TROUGH IS ANTICIPATED TO PASS OFF TO THE EAST AND REPRESS THE HEAT TO THE SOUTH WHILE A NEW RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS WILL GENERATE ZONAL TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS NORTHEAST MONTANA. CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY SLIGHTLY WITH A WEAK WARMING TREND. GAH && .AVIATION... VFR. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY WITH FEW SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS THROUGH 18Z. 21Z-06Z...HOWEVER A LINE OR COMPLEX OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO ROLL ACROSS NORTHEAST MONTANA. 23-01Z FOR KGGW... 00Z-02Z FOR KOLF... AND 01-03Z FOR KSDY/KGDV BASED ON THE CURRENT GUIDANCE. DO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO FLIGHT OPERATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PROTON && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 3:08 AM MDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 308 AM MDT MON JUL 8 2013 MTZ016>027-059>062-091000- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY- DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE- RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT- 308 AM MDT MON JUL 8 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL... HIGH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH AND HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY OF THESE STORMS AS THEY PASS THROUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 12:26 PM MDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1226 PM MDT MON JUL 8 2013
MTZ016-060-081930-
PHILLIPS-
1226 PM MDT MON JUL 8 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHERN PHILLIPS COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
UNTIL 130 PM MDT.
AT 1221 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTH OF ZORTMAN...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...
ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN.
LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...
FOURCHETTE...
LAT...LON 4782 10862 4800 10759 4765 10753 4765 10760
4763 10762 4765 10765 4763 10765 4763 10769
4756 10776 4756 10792 4760 10807 4757 10836
4761 10845 4759 10850 4761 10852 4761 10860
TIME...MOT...LOC 1826Z 263DEG 26KT 4770 10849
RAE
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOWLocal storm report, Jul 8, 3:34 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 8:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 50 min |
| Jul 7, 8:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 66 min |
| Jul 7, 9:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 62 min |
| Jul 7, 10:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 48 min |
| Jul 7, 10:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 12:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone, Roosevelt | 26 min |
| Jul 8, 12:41 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Roosevelt | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 1:57 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GGW | McCone, Richland, Roosevelt | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 12:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Phillips | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 1:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, Phillips, Valley | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 2:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, Valley | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 3:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 4:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Richland | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 5:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Prairie | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 5:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Richland, Wibaux | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 5:50 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Dawson | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana, 2013Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.