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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Glasgow, MT

May 28, 2014Dawson County, McCone County, Richland County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2014, 8:56 PM MDT for Dawson County, McCone County, Richland County, Montana. It was in force for 64 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
May 28, 2014, 8:56 PM MDT (02:56 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2014, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Dawson County, MT, McCone County, MT, Richland County, MT

The radar

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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
May 28, 4:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

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 Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 28, 5:04 PM MDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 28, 5:04 PM MDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 3:24 AM MDT, 17 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
324 AM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

MTZ016>027-059>062-290930-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY-
DANIELS-SHERIDAN-WESTERN ROOSEVELT-PETROLEUM-GARFIELD-MCCONE-
RICHLAND-DAWSON-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX-NORTHERN PHILLIPS-
SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-NORTHERN VALLEY-EASTERN ROOSEVELT-
324 AM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST MONTANA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IMPACTS NORTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER WILL BE FROM LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO. SOUTH
OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE GREATEST
THREAT.

THE STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHWARD INTO CANADA LATE TONIGHT.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 7:04 PM MDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 28, 7:40 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 28, 8:00 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
800 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

MTZ023-025-290245-
DAWSON-MCCONE-
800 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN MCCONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
  NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...

UNTIL 845 PM MDT.

AT 759 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CIRCLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...
  RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN MCCONE COUNTY...
  RURAL AREAS OF NORTHWESTERN DAWSON 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 4762 10508 4740 10564 4744 10575 4789 10552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0200Z 222DEG 32KT 4749 10558

BMICKELSON
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Special weather statement, May 28, 8:26 PM MDT, 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
826 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

MTZ023>025-290315-
DAWSON-MCCONE-RICHLAND-
826 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GLASGOW HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  WESTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MCCONE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...
  NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MONTANA...

UNTIL 915 PM MDT.

AT 823 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CIRCLE TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LINDSAY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
70 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.

LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE...
   BLOOMFIELD...
   RICHEY...
   LAMBERT...

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 4699 10512 4711 10533 4718 10533 4718 10545
      4729 10563 4804 10513 4766 10442
TIME...MOT...LOC 0226Z 207DEG 59KT 4737 10535 4710 10500

MICKELSON
WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Local storm report, May 28, 8:49 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
849 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

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

0815 PM     TSTM WND GST     8 W LINDSAY             47.21N 105.32W
05/28/2014  E60 MPH          DAWSON             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

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Local storm report, May 28, 8:56 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
856 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2014

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

0849 PM     TSTM WND GST     14 S DODSON             48.19N 108.24W
05/28/2014  E60 MPH          PHILLIPS           MT   NWS EMPLOYEE

0850 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 W BLOOMFIELD          47.42N 104.96W
05/28/2014  M72 MPH          DAWSON             MT   TRAINED SPOTTER

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 7:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPrairie56 min
May 28, 7:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWMcCone50 min
May 28, 7:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, McCone, Prairie58 min
May 28, 8:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWMcCone45 min
May 28, 8:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWDawson49 min
May 28, 8:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips, Valley56 min
May 28, 8:38 PM MDTLake Wind AdvisoryGGWGarfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley23 hr
May 28, 9:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips, Valley65 min
May 28, 9:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWRoosevelt39 min
May 28, 10:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWValley58 min
May 28, 10:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWSheridan43 min
May 28, 11:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips38 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.