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Winter Storm Warning 10, NWS Billings, MT

May 5, 20144 counties in Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this winter storm warning at May 5, 2014, 3:05 PM MDT for 4 counties in Montana. It took effect at May 6, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 35 hr. 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 5, 2014, 3:05 PM MDT (21:05 UTC)
In effect from: May 6, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired: May 7, 2014, 4:51 PM MDT
In force: 35 hr
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT

Counties Carbon County, MT, Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:08 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 winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at May 5, 9:31 AM MDT, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 9:31 AM MDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 5, 4:32 AM MDT, 10 hours 33 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 5, 4:14 AM MDT	Winter Storm Watch	BYZ	Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass	11 hr
May 5, 3:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	61 min
May 5, 4:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	66 min
May 5, 4:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Big Horn, Yellowstone	67 min
May 5, 5:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Stillwater	82 min
May 5, 5:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	55 min
May 5, 5:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Big Horn, Rosebud	54 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.