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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Great Falls, MT

February 27, 2014

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 27, 2014, 10:24 PM MST. It was in force for 5 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: Feb 27, 2014, 10:24 PM MST (05:24 UTC)
Expired: Feb 28, 2014, 3:40 AM MST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

400 
WWUS75 KTFX 280524
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1024 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014


MTZ045-281200-
/O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0013.140228T0524Z-140228T1200Z/
LIBERTY-
1024 PM MST THU FEB 27 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. 


* TIMING AND MAIN IMPACT: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED
  BEHIND A CANADIAN COLD FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: NORTHERLY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL
  OCCUR. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: WIND CHILLS COULD FALL LOCALLY TO NEAR 40 BELOW
  ZERO. 

* LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE: NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY INCLUDING
  THE WHITLASH AREA. U.S. ROUTE 2 INCLUDING CHESTER IS NOT IN THE
  WARNING.

* TO SEE A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THIS HAZARD PLEASE VISIT
  WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TFX:


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

986 
WWUS75 KTFX 281040
NPWTFX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
340 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

MTZ045-281145-
/O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140228T1200Z/
LIBERTY-
340 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

THE STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER NORTHERN LIBERTY COUNTY.
THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 27, 8:25 PM MST	Wind Chill Warning	TFX		64 hr

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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.