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High Wind Warning 14, NWS Billings, MT

December 21, 20144 counties in Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind warning at Dec 21, 2014, 3:58 AM MST for 4 counties in Montana. It took effect at Dec 21, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 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: Dec 21, 2014, 3:58 AM MST (10:58 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 21, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
Expired: Dec 21, 2014, 8:06 PM MST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT

Counties Big Horn County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Wheatland County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 21, 3:26 AM MST, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 3:26 AM MST, 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 20, 2:35 PM MST, 13 hours 23 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
235 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2014

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-212145-
SOUTHERN WHEATLAND-MUSSELSHELL-TREASURE-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-CUSTER-
FALLON-NORTHERN STILLWATER-YELLOWSTONE-POWDER RIVER-CARTER-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN-EASTERN CARBON-NORTHERN PARK-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS-GOLDEN VALLEY-RED LODGE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-JUDITH GAP-PARADISE VALLEY-
LIVINGSTON AREA-BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS-
CRAZY MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST BIGHORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS-
235 PM MST SAT DEC 20 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LIVINGSTON...NYE
AND BIG TIMBER AREAS TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE WIND ADVISORIES THAT
HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE BEARTOOTH ABSAROKA
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BEARTOOTH
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER
STORM WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT.

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM THE LIVINGSTON...NYE AND
BIG TIMBER AREAS INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA. BILLINGS
COULD SEE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. PLEASE SEE WIND ADVISORIES AND
HIGH WIND WATCHES THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

MONDAY WILL BE A WINDY DAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING WITH SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE LAME
DEER DIVIDE COULD SEE A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW.

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS AROUND LIVINGSTON AND NYE.

A STORM SYSTEM MAY IMPACT THE REGION OVER THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY. TIMING IS UNCERTAIN WITH A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE
FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PIN
POINT SNOW AMOUNTS BUT PEOPLE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ANY TIME FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST
BEFORE SETTING OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 21, 1:22 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	68 min
Dec 21, 1:36 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	39 min
Dec 21, 2:08 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Big Horn	52 min
Dec 21, 2:56 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Big Horn	64 min
Dec 21, 3:19 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	BYZ	Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River	35 hr

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.