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Flood Watch 2, NWS Great Falls, MT

August 1, 2013

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this flood watch at Aug 1, 2013, 12:29 PM MDT. It took effect at Aug 1, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 1, 2013, 12:29 PM MDT (18:29 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 1, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
Expired: Aug 3, 2013, 4:05 AM MDT
In force: 34 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT
Flood severity: None

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood 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 flood watch went out at Aug 1, 11:55 AM MDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 11:55 AM MDT, 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 5:49 AM MDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 1, 2:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Jefferson	39 min
Aug 1, 2:21 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Beaverhead	39 min
Aug 1, 2:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Broadwater, Cascade, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark	46 min
Aug 1, 2:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Jefferson	49 min
Aug 1, 2:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Beaverhead, Madison	49 min
Aug 1, 3:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Broadwater, Cascade, Lewis and Clark, Meagher	45 min
Aug 1, 3:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Jefferson	28 min
Aug 1, 3:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Beaverhead, Gallatin, Madison	50 min
Aug 1, 4:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Broadwater, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark	45 min
Aug 1, 4:15 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Cascade, Judith Basin, Meagher	45 min
Aug 1, 4:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Jefferson	49 min
Aug 1, 4:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison	49 min
Aug 1, 4:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Meagher	49 min
Aug 1, 4:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Gallatin	48 min
Aug 1, 5:05 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Gallatin	40 min
Aug 1, 5:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	33 min
Aug 1, 5:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Gallatin, Meagher	51 min

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Sources

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