Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Watches in 2013

High Wind Watch 3, NWS Great Falls, MT

January 16, 2013

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind watch at Jan 16, 2013, 3:51 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 17, 2013, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2013, 3:51 AM MST (10:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 17, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 17, 2013, 3:21 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind watch went out at Jan 15, 4:40 PM MST, 11 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 4:40 PM MST, 11 hours 11 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 4:09 AM MST, 23 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
409 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013

MTZ009-048-161200-
NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-
409 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT
AT TIMES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MTZ055-161200-
GALLATIN-
409 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ICE JAM HAS CAUSE RIVER LEVELS ON THE GALLATIN RIVER NEAR
LOGAN TO RISE NEAR FLOOD LEVEL. RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
FLUCTUATE NEAR FLOOD LEVEL THROUGH THE DAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

RIVER LEVELS ON THE GALLATIN RIVER NEAR LOGAN ARE FORECAST TO
GRADUALLY DECLINE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...ICE JAMS ARE
UNPREDICTABLE...AND SUDDEN RISES AND FALLS IN THE RIVER LEVEL THAT
COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MTZ008-010>015-044>047-049>054-161200-
BEAVERHEAD-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-TOOLE-LIBERTY-
EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-
409 AM MST TUE JAN 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Montana, 2013Every high wind watch 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.