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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

August 7, 2013Cascade County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2013, 5:33 PM MDT for Cascade County, Montana. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 7, 2013, 5:33 PM MDT (23:33 UTC)
Expired: Aug 7, 2013, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Cascade County, MT

The radar

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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 7, 5:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Lewis and Clark	49 min
Aug 7, 5:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Cascade, Meagher	46 min

Nearby

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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.