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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Billings, MT

May 18, 2014Musselshell County, Montana

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.

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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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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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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

CJS
Special 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

CJS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 10:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZYellowstone54 min
May 17, 11:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZBig Horn69 min
May 18, 12:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZMusselshell46 min
May 18, 1:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZMusselshell46 min
May 18, 2:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPark40 min
May 18, 2:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZBig Horn44 min
May 18, 2:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZSweet Grass33 min
May 18, 3:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZ39 min
May 18, 3:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZSweet Grass37 min
May 18, 3:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPark26 min
May 18, 3:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZGolden Valley, Stillwater, Sweet Grass57 min
May 18, 3:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZSweet Grass41 min
May 18, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarbon, Stillwater, Yellowstone51 min
May 18, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZStillwater48 min
May 18, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZRosebud44 min
May 18, 4:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River45 min
May 18, 4:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZYellowstone58 min
May 18, 4:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZStillwater46 min
May 18, 5:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter, Powder River55 min
May 18, 5:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Treasure, Yellowstone65 min
May 18, 5:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCarbon22 min
May 18, 5:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZYellowstone33 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.