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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Billings, MT

June 25, 2014Big Horn County, Montana; Sheridan County, Wyoming

NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2014, 9:44 PM MDT for Big Horn County, Montana; Sheridan County, Wyoming. It was in force for 46 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 25, 2014, 9:44 PM MDT (03:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2014, 10:30 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Big Horn County, MT, Sheridan County, WY

The radar

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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 25, 9:08 PM MDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 9:08 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 8:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
840 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-270245-
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-
840 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE REGION ON THURSDAY.
SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS ALONG
AND EAST OF A LINE FROM RYEGATE TO BILLINGS AND PRYOR. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE THE MAIN THREATS.
SOME STORMS IN SOUTHEAST MONTANA COULD POSE A FLASH FLOOD THREAT
DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL AND SLOW STORM MOVEMENT. THOSE WITH
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD PLAN AHEAD AND HAVE A MEANS OF RECEIVING
WEATHER UPDATES.

.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 25, 4:13 PM MDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:16 PM MDT, 4 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
516 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014

MTZ034-041-064>067-260000-
PARADISE VALLEY MT-LIVINGSTON AREA MT-NORTHERN STILLWATER MT-
NORTHERN SWEET GRASS MT-ABSAROKA/BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS MT-
BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS MT-
516 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 513 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM LIVINGSTON TO NEAR NYE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS THIS ACTIVITY MOVES OFF
THE FOOTHILLS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND OCCASIONAL
LIGHTNING ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LIVINGSTON...BIG TIMBER...DEAN...MC LEOD...LIMESTONE...SPRINGDALE...
SOURDOUGH...GREYCLIFF...REED POINT AND NYE.

LAT...LON 4578 11052 4578 11030 4589 11029 4597 11014
      4598 11018 4601 11016 4583 10920 4534 10964
      4562 11071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 225DEG 29KT 4565 11056 4552 10991

JKL
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:20 PM MDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
520 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014

MTZ032-260000-
CUSTER MT-
520 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 520 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 19
MILES SOUTH OF MILES CITY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN CUSTER
COUNTY.

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 4614 10597 4628 10577 4613 10532 4590 10560
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 308DEG 12KT 4614 10576

STC
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 5:51 PM MDT, 3 hours 53 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 9:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn40 min
Jun 25, 10:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZBig Horn47 min
Jun 26, 1:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZRosebud, Treasure46 min
Jun 26, 3:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River43 min
Jun 26, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZ52 min
Jun 26, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCuster48 min
Jun 26, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZPowder River, Rosebud50 min
Jun 26, 3:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River39 min
Jun 26, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZGolden Valley, Park, Sweet Grass42 min
Jun 26, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCuster46 min
Jun 26, 4:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPowder River39 min
Jun 26, 4:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZGolden Valley, Sweet Grass51 min
Jun 26, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZGolden Valley, Stillwater, Wheatland61 min
Jun 26, 5:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZCuster44 min
Jun 25, 10:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZSheridan51 min
Jun 25, 11:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZSheridan48 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana, 2014Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Wyoming, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.