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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Great Falls, MT

January 9, 2013

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this winter storm warning at Jan 9, 2013, 1:26 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 10, 2013, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 45 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2013, 1:26 PM MST (20:26 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 10, 2013, 12:00 AM MST
Expired: Jan 11, 2013, 8:57 PM MST
In force: 45 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 9, 10:30 AM MST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 10:30 AM MST, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 4:30 AM MST, 8 hours 56 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
430 AM MST WED JAN 9 2013

MTZ008>015-044>055-101200-
BEAVERHEAD-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-HILL-
CASCADE-CHOUTEAU-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-
TOOLE-LIBERTY-EASTERN PONDERA-BLAINE-
SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS-
JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN-
430 AM MST WED JAN 9 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS HIGH WIND AND WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NUMEROUS HIGH WIND AND WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS ARE IN EFFECT.

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH 10 TO
20 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY SPOTTER REPORTS OF HIGH WINDS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...OR
REDUCED VISIBILITIES WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 9, 10:20 AM MST, 3 hours 6 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
Jan 9, 4:56 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	TFX		9 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Montana, 2013 Every winter storm 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.