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Special Weather Statement, NWS Billings, MT

August 4, 2015Carbon County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2015, 4:13 PM MDT for Carbon County, Montana. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 4, 2015, 4:13 PM MDT (22:13 UTC)
Expired: Aug 4, 2015, 5:00 PM MDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT

County Carbon County, MT

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 4, 9:37 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Big Horn	53 min
Aug 4, 9:51 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	BYZ	Big Horn	4 hr
Aug 4, 10:49 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Yellowstone	56 min
Aug 4, 3:27 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Custer	63 min
Aug 4, 4:36 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Powder River	39 min
Aug 3, 11:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Sheridan	110 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Montana, 2015 Every special weather statement in 2015

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.