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Special Weather Statement, NWS Missoula, MT

July 14, 2014Lake County, Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 14, 2014, 7:27 PM MDT for Lake County, Montana. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2014, 7:27 PM MDT (01:27 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2014, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

County Lake County, MT

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 14, 2:45 PM MDT, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 2:45 PM MDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Missoula MT
245 PM MDT Mon Jul 14 2014

...Strong to severe thunderstorms possible through this evening...

...Heavy rain producing thunderstorms may threaten burn scars...

.DISCUSSION...A slow moving upper level wave will move across
western Montana by Tuesday. Ahead of this wave thunderstorms will
form across the higher terrain between central Idaho and western
Montana. A few storms may become strong to severe with hail,
strong winds, localized heavy rainfall and frequent lightning. If
the storms are able to move over recent burn scars including the
West Mullan, Lolo Creek and Mustang areas, then flash flooding is
definitely possible. Have flash flood watches out for those areas
through tonight. Also have a flash flood watch out for Glacier
National Park including the Going-To-The-Sun Road.

Showers and thunderstorms will continue tonight with the biggest
threat being heavy rain especially across the Continental Divide
into northwest Montana.

The upper level disturbance will continue to move out of the
region on Tuesday causing northwesterly flow. This flow will cause
cooler air to move into the area, which should keep temperatures 5
degrees below normal. Lingering showers and thunderstorms are
anticipated across southwest Montana on Tuesday afternoon.

The ridge of high pressure will rebound Wednesday into Thursday
causing a return to hot and dry conditions for the Northern
Rockies. Latest model runs are indicating the flattening of the
ridge for Friday into the weekend. A weak disturbance appears to
move along the border this weekend, but the timing and strength is
uncertain at this time.

&&

.AVIATION...Showers and isolated thunderstorms have already begun
to form across much of western Montana and north central Idaho
this afternoon. Thunderstorm activity is only going to increase
through the remainder of the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms
will be capable of heavy rain locally lowering visibility,
frequent lightning, hail and gusty erratic winds. The strongest
storms are expected near KBTM and KSMN likely between 14/2100z and
15/0000z. KMSO and KGPI could also experience thunderstorms though
the strength is still somewhat in question. Thunderstorms near
KGPI could last until later in the evening, possibly as late as
15/0600z.

&&

.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...None.
ID...None.
&&

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 5:54 PM MDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 6:55 PM MDT, 32 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 14, 7:27 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 6:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSORavalli38 min
Jul 14, 6:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOGranite50 min
Jul 14, 7:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSORavalli40 min
Jul 14, 10:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOGranite51 min
Jul 15, 12:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOPowell43 min
Jul 15, 1:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOPowell36 min
Jul 15, 2:37 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMSOGranite, Powell113 min
Jul 15, 2:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOGranite37 min
Jul 15, 3:18 PM MDTFlash Flood WatchMSOMissoula106 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.