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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Glasgow, MT

August 23, 2014Valley County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this river flood warning at Aug 23, 2014, 10:51 AM MDT for Valley County, Montana. It took effect at Aug 24, 2014, 10:16 PM MDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 23, 2014, 10:51 AM MDT (16:51 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 24, 2014, 10:16 PM MDT
Expired: Aug 29, 2014, 10:06 AM MDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Glasgow, MT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Valley County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Beaver Creek (MT) near Hinsdale (BCHM8). The gauge peaked at 19.51 ft at Aug 26, 2014, 12:00 AM MDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 14 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06167500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Aug 23, 9:39 AM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 9:39 AM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 23, 2:46 AM MDT, 8 hours 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 23, 7:22 AM MDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 23, 7:54 AM MDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 23, 7:56 AM MDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 23, 10:02 AM MDT, 49 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1002 AM MDT SAT AUG 23 2014

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

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       N NASHUA                48.13N 106.36W
08/23/2014  M0.80 INCH       VALLEY             MT   COCORAHS

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       21 SSW WINNETT          46.72N 108.52W
08/23/2014  M1.92 INCH       MUSSELSHELL        MT   COCORAHS

            TOTAL AS OF THIS MORNING.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       10 SSW ZORTMAN          47.78N 108.61W
08/23/2014  M0.47 INCH       PHILLIPS           MT   COCORAHS

            AMOUNT SO FAR THIS MORNING.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 ENE FRAZER            48.10N 105.88W
08/23/2014  M2.25 INCH       VALLEY             MT   COCORAHS

            AMOUNT AS OF THIS MORNING.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       8 SSW NASHUA            48.03N 106.42W
08/23/2014  M1.10 INCH       MCCONE             MT   COCORAHS

            TOTAL AS OF THIS MORNING.

0900 AM     HEAVY RAIN       16 WSW GLENDIVE         47.02N 105.03W
08/23/2014  M0.82 INCH       DAWSON             MT   COCORAHS

            24 HR TOTAL

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 23, 2:36 AM MDT	Flood Watch	GGW	Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more	42 hr
Aug 23, 10:51 AM MDT	River Flood Warning	GGW	Valley	11 days
Aug 23, 11:29 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GGW	Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 2 more	72 hr
Aug 23, 11:38 AM MDT	Areal Flood Warning	GGW	Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley	72 hr

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.