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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Billings, MT

June 4, 2014Carter County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2014, 3:10 PM MDT for Carter County, Montana. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 4, 2014, 3:10 PM MDT (21:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 4, 2014, 4:00 PM MDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Carter County, MT

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 205 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 4, 1:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 207 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2014-06-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 67 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2014-06-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -38 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
67 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-269 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
950 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 Jun 4, 2:39 PM MDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 2:39 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 1:55 PM MDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
155 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-052000-
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-
155 PM MDT WED JUN 4 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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING MAY BE SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG
WINDS. ELSEWHERE...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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.

JKL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 1:24 PM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
124 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014

MTZ038-WYZ098-099-042015-
SOUTHERN BIG HORN MT-SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS WY-
NORTHEAST BIG HORN MOUNTAINS WY-
124 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 122 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY...MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHERIDAN...RANCHESTER...DAYTON...DECKER...BIG HORN...BANNER...
BECKTON...PARKMAN...WYARNO...ABERDEEN...TONGUE RIVER RESERVOIR PK AND
WYOLA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4484 10764 4511 10749 4512 10661 4456 10674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 280DEG 36KT 4496 10746

STC
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 1:35 PM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
135 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014

MTZ038-058-042015-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD MT-SOUTHERN BIG HORN MT-
135 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 133 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEASTERN BIG HORN COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 30
MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROSEBUD BATTLEFIELD PARK...KIRBY AND BIRNEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4512 10712 4534 10714 4546 10651 4512 10655
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 257DEG 26KT 4519 10708

STC
Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:02 PM MDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
202 PM MDT WED JUN 04 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0155 PM     HAIL             NE BOYES                45.27N 105.02W
06/04/2014  M1.00 INCH       CARTER             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

STC
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 2:12 PM MDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
212 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014

MTZ036-038-058-WYZ099-042100-
SOUTHERN ROSEBUD MT-POWDER RIVER MT-SOUTHERN BIG HORN MT-
SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS WY-
212 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 210 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES SOUTH OF LAME DEER
TO JUST NORTH OF SHERIDAN...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SHERIDAN...MOORHEAD...LEITER...EPSIE...OTTER...SONNETTE...SAYLE...
BIRNEY...WYARNO...QUIETUS AND ARVADA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS 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 4480 10701 4546 10643 4555 10540 4499 10578
      4499 10603 4465 10602
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 270DEG 49KT 4537 10662 4495 10690

STC
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Local storm report, Jun 4, 2:36 PM MDT, 34 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 6:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZ34 min
Jun 3, 6:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZTreasure58 min
Jun 3, 7:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZRosebud, Treasure50 min
Jun 3, 7:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZRosebud58 min
Jun 3, 8:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCuster, Rosebud25 min
Jun 3, 8:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZRosebud61 min
Jun 3, 8:44 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCuster61 min
Jun 3, 9:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZRosebud37 min
Jun 3, 10:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZ44 min
Jun 4, 11:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCarbon33 min
Jun 4, 12:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZYellowstone41 min
Jun 4, 12:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZBig Horn37 min
Jun 4, 12:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZYellowstone44 min
Jun 4, 1:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River45 min
Jun 4, 1:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter, Powder River56 min
Jun 4, 1:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZ40 min
Jun 4, 2:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River48 min
Jun 4, 2:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn, Powder River, Rosebud53 min
Jun 4, 2:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter63 min
Jun 4, 2:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCarter40 min
Jun 4, 2:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZPowder River35 min
Jun 4, 2:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter23 min
Jun 4, 3:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter, Powder River31 min
Jun 4, 3:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZCarter, Powder River46 min
Jun 4, 5:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZRosebud39 min
Jun 3, 10:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZSheridan51 min
Jun 4, 1:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZSheridan51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.