Alert archive / Montana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2014
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2014, 2:06 PM MDT for Musselshell County, Montana. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2014, 2:06 PM MDT (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2014, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Musselshell County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 18, 10:02 AM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 10:02 AM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 9:43 AM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 943 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-191545- 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 BIG HORN MOUNTAINS-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- 943 AM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA...SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A PACIFIC FRONT TRACKS ACROSS THE REGION. STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN MOUNTAINS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD INTO AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS. BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LEVELS IN THE BILLINGS...HARDIN...AND SHERIDAN AREAS...SPREADING EAST INTO MILES CITY...BAKER AND EKALAKA BY MID EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ALONG WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER MUSSELSHELL COUNTY WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OVER AND NEAR THE WILSON...DAHL...AND DELPHIA BURN SCARS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COULD ALSO IMPACT THE EMIGRANT AND PINE CREEK BURN SCARS IN THE PARADISE VALLEY. THOSE WITH LIVESTOCK OR EQUIPMENT IN LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD MOVE THEM TO HIGHER GROUND BEFORE STORMS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTION AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD FLASH FLOODING DEVELOP. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 18, 12:59 PM MDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, May 18, 1:44 PM MDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
144 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014
MTZ029-042-182030-
MUSSELSHELL MT-GOLDEN VALLEY MT-
144 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN YELLOWSTONE...
WESTERN MUSSELSHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES UNTIL 230
PM MDT...
AT 144 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES SOUTH OF CAMP THREE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROUNDUP...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROUNDUP...CAMP THREE AND KLEIN.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4662 10834 4631 10816 4614 10875 4624 10878
4628 10878 4628 10880 4631 10882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 239DEG 19KT 4626 10868
CJSSpecial weather statement, May 18, 1:44 PM MDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
144 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014
MTZ029-182030-
MUSSELSHELL MT
144 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2014
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MUSSELSHELL COUNTY UNTIL 230
PM MDT...
AT 144 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES SOUTH OF CAMP THREE...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROUNDUP...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROUNDUP...CAMP THREE AND KLEIN.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 4662 10834 4631 10816 4614 10875 4624 10878
4628 10878 4628 10880 4631 10882
TIME...MOT...LOC 1944Z 239DEG 19KT 4626 10868
CJSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 10:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Yellowstone | 54 min |
| May 17, 11:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn | 69 min |
| May 18, 12:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Musselshell | 46 min |
| May 18, 1:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Musselshell | 46 min |
| May 18, 2:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Park | 40 min |
| May 18, 2:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn | 44 min |
| May 18, 2:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Sweet Grass | 33 min |
| May 18, 3:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | 39 min | |
| May 18, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Sweet Grass | 37 min |
| May 18, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Park | 26 min |
| May 18, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 57 min |
| May 18, 3:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Sweet Grass | 41 min |
| May 18, 4:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Stillwater, Yellowstone | 51 min |
| May 18, 4:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Stillwater | 48 min |
| May 18, 4:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Rosebud | 44 min |
| May 18, 4:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Powder River | 45 min |
| May 18, 4:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Yellowstone | 58 min |
| May 18, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Stillwater | 46 min |
| May 18, 5:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Carter, Powder River | 55 min |
| May 18, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Treasure, Yellowstone | 65 min |
| May 18, 5:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 22 min |
| May 18, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Yellowstone | 33 min |
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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.