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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2014, 10:28 PM MDT for Big Horn County, Montana; Sheridan County, Wyoming. It was in force for 47 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, 10:28 PM MDT (04:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2014, 11:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Big Horn County, MT, Sheridan County, WY
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:29 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 Jun 25, 9:08 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 9:08 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 8:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 48 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, 5:16 PM MDT, 5 hours 12 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
JKLSpecial weather statement, Jun 25, 5:20 PM MDT, 5 hours 8 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, 4 hours 37 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:24 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1024 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014 WYZ099-260515- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS WY- 1024 PM MDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF SHERIDAN WILL PRODUCE A SURGE OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL IMPACT SHERIDAN AND LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH THROUGH 1115 PM MDT. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH IN THESE AREAS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SHERIDAN...BIG HORN...CLEARMONT...UCROSS...BANNER...BECKTON...STORY AND WYARNO. LAT...LON 4486 10734 4485 10668 4456 10618 4456 10692 TIME...MOT...LOC 0421Z 302DEG 18KT 4480 10694 JKL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 9:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn | 40 min |
| Jun 25, 9:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 1:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Rosebud, Treasure | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 3:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Powder River | 43 min |
| Jun 26, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | 52 min | |
| Jun 26, 3:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Custer | 48 min |
| Jun 26, 3:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Powder River, Rosebud | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 3:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Powder River | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 4:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Sweet Grass | 42 min |
| Jun 26, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Custer | 46 min |
| Jun 26, 4:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Powder River | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Golden Valley, Sweet Grass | 51 min |
| Jun 26, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Stillwater, Wheatland | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Custer | 44 min |
| Jun 25, 10:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Sheridan | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 11:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Sheridan | 48 min |
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.