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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this high wind warning at Sep 28, 2013, 2:27 PM MDT for 4 counties in Montana; Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Sep 28, 2013, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2013, 2:27 PM MDT (20:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 28, 2013, 9:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2013, 11:36 AM MDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Lemhi County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Powell County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 4:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 42 | 5 S Blossburg, MT | MESONET STATION 4 S BLOSSBURG /MTMDP/ |
| Sep 29, 5:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 4 Nnw Racetrack, MT | MESONET STATION DEER LODGE /DRLM/ |
| Sep 29, 5:51 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 6 Se North Fork, ID | MESONET STATION KRILEY CREEK RAWS /KRCI1/ |
| Sep 29, 6:26 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 39 | 11 N Ellis, ID | MESONET STATION EZRA CREEK RAWS /EZRI1/ |
| Sep 29, 7:43 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 4 Sse Porters Corner, MT | MESONET STATION 2 W GEORGETOWN /MTGTL/ |
| Sep 29, 8:02 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 4 Sse Porters Corner, MT | MESONET STATION 2 W GEORGETOWN /MTGTL/ |
| Sep 29, 8:51 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 5 S Blossburg, MT | MESONET STATION 4 S BLOSSBURG /MTMDP/ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1267 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
693 WWUS75 KMSO 282027 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 227 PM MDT SAT SEP 28 2013 IDZ010-MTZ007-291200- /O.UPG.KMSO.HW.A.0001.130929T1800Z-130930T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0002.130929T0300Z-130930T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 227 PM MDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL RELAX THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING, BUT ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS: DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES, DISPLACED OR DAMAGED PERSONAL ITEMS LEFT OUTDOORS, AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ003-005-043-291200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.130929T0900Z-130930T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 227 PM MDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING, HOWEVER WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. DISPLACED OUTDOOR ITEMS AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS/BRANCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY...MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA... HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ007-008-291200- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.130929T0600Z-130929T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 127 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY OVERNIGHT, LASTING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. DISPLACED OUTDOOR ITEMS, BROKEN TREE LIMBS/BRANCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
056 WWUS75 KMSO 282214 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 414 PM MDT SAT SEP 28 2013 IDZ010-MTZ007-291200- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0002.130929T0300Z-130930T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 414 PM MDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL RELAX THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... BUT ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS: DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES... DISPLACED OR DAMAGED PERSONAL ITEMS LEFT OUTDOORS... AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ007-008-291200- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.130928T2214Z-130929T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 314 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95 IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY BY THIS EVENING ...LASTING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. DISPLACED OUTDOOR ITEMS... BROKEN TREE LIMBS/BRANCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MTZ003-005-043-291200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.130929T0900Z-130930T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 414 PM MDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY EVENING... HOWEVER WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. DISPLACED OUTDOOR ITEMS AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS/BRANCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA... HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
409 WWUS75 KMSO 291016 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 416 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 IDZ010-MTZ007-292100- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 416 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG TODAY AND LAST THROUGH INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RELAX THROUGH THIS EVENING... BUT ARE THEN EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN EARLY MONDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY. * IMPACTS: DOWNED POWER LINES AND TREES...DISPLACED OR DAMAGED PERSONAL ITEMS LEFT OUTDOORS...AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BANNOCK PASS...HIGHWAY 28 TENDOY TO LONE PINE...HIGHWAY 93 LOST TRAIL PASS TO GIBBONSVILLE... LEMHI PASS...SALMON...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...MACDONALD PASS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ003-005-043-292100- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130930T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 416 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A BRIEF LULL IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. DISPLACED OUTDOOR ITEMS AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS/BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA... HIGHWAY 200 BONNER TO GREENOUGH...HIGHWAY 83 SEELEY LAKE TO CONDON...I- 90 EAST MISSOULA TO BEARMOUTH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ007-008-291800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130929T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 316 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND HIGHWAY 95 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RELAX LATER THIS MORNING. DISPLACED OUTDOOR ITEMS...BROKEN TREE LIMBS/BRANCHES ARE LIKELY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS...WHITE BIRD GRADE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
094 WWUS75 KMSO 291736 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1136 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 IDZ010-MTZ007-291845- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T0300Z/ EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY-BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1136 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ MTZ003-005-043-291845- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130930T0000Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- POTOMAC/SEELEY LAKE REGION- 1136 AM MDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ IDZ007-008-291845- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130929T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1036 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2:27 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli and 1 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Montana, 2013High Wind Warnings in Idaho, 2013Every high wind 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.