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Special Weather Statement, NWS Billings, MT

August 17, 2015Sweet Grass County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this special weather statement at Aug 17, 2015, 2:21 PM MDT for Sweet Grass County, Montana. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Aug 17, 2015, 2:21 PM MDT (20:21 UTC)
Expired: Aug 17, 2015, 3:00 PM MDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT

County Sweet Grass 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 17, 2:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Powder River	35 min
Aug 17, 2:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BYZ	Carter, Powder River	55 min
Aug 17, 3:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carbon	61 min
Aug 17, 3:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carter	55 min
Aug 17, 5:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carter	42 min
Aug 17, 5:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Sheridan	54 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.