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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2015, 6:47 PM MDT for Dawson County, Richland County, Wibaux County, Montana. It was in force for 58 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
- Jul 27, 2015, 6:47 PM MDT (00:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2015, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dawson County, MT, Richland County, MT, Wibaux County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 181 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1103 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1263 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 435 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.1
- Supercell composite
- 13.7
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 Jul 27, 3:36 PM MDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 3:36 PM MDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 336 PM MDT MON JUL 27 2015 .SHORT TERM...FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A STRONG SUMMER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. CURRENTLY THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH IS SWINGING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...PLACING NORTHEAST MONTANA IN A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE MAIN FOCUS IS FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...TRANSITIONING TO HEAVY SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. SHEAR AND INSTABILITY IS SUCH THAT SOME STORMS THIS EVENING COULD BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER WHERE SHEAR AND INSTABILITY IS MORE FAVORABLE. HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO BE A THREAT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ALREADY SAW HEAVY PRECIP TOTALS LAST NIGHT...THUS THE FLOOD WATCH WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE VALLEY AND DANIELS COUNTIES. TUESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL QUICKLY BE ON THE UPTICK AS THE UPPER LOW DEEPENS OVER SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT WINDS REACHING 40 TO 60 MPH...THUS WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET ON TUESDAY AS THE STACKED SYSTEM PUSHES OUT TO THE EAST. PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE ALL BUT ENDED ACROSS MONTANA AS WELL...WITH JUST THE FAR NORTHEAST POSSIBLY SEEING SOME SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE CONSIDERABLY QUIETER AS UPPER RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... THE UPPER RIDGE REBOUNDS IN THE WEST...WHICH WILL GENERATE ZONAL TO SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FOR NORTHEAST MONTANA. THIS WILL BE A GENERALLY WARM AND DRY PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALSO CONTINUOUS DISTURBANCES IN CANADA WILL TEND TO MAINTAIN THE STATIONARY BOUNDARY OVER THE LOCAL REGION. THIS WILL KEEP THE HOT DESERT AIR TO OUR SOUTH...WHICH WILL KEEP OUR TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. FEW NEEDED CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD. SCT PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... UPPER HIGH DOMINATES OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WITH RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. UPPER LOW CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARD MONTANA STALLS OUT OVER HUDSON BAY BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP NORTHEAST MONTANA IN SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST FLOW INTO NEXT WEEKEND. REBOUNDING RIDGE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY WEATHER BACK INTO MONTANA FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. HOWEVER JET ACROSS WESTERN CANADA WILL SUPPRESS RIDGE ENOUGH TO KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. WHILE MOST OF THE MOISTURE ALSO REMAINS NORTH OF THE BORDER A FEW SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW COULD PUSH SHOWERS TOWARD THE HILINE BY THE WEEKEND BUT WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY FOR NOW. EBERT && .AVIATION... A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY THAT WILL BRING AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...AND VERY STRONG WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. MOSTLY VFR THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER A SURFACE LOW IN NORTHEAST WYOMING WILL BRING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25-35KT... ...THEN MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND/OR LARGE DAMAGING HAIL... ...THEN WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. SOME RAIN WILL BE HEAVY. TUESDAY...VERY STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-35G55KT...AND POSSIBLY HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE SYSTEM. SCT && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY...DANIELS... DAWSON...EASTERN ROOSEVELT...GARFIELD...MCCONE...NORTHERN PHILLIPS...NORTHERN VALLEY...PETROLEUM...PRAIRIE...RICHLAND... SHERIDAN...SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS...WESTERN ROOSEVELT...WIBAUX. LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR FORT PECK LAKE FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY... GARFIELD...MCCONE...PETROLEUM. FLOOD WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY...DANIELS...NORTHERN PHILLIPS...NORTHERN VALLEY...SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS. RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR MTZ122. && WEATHER.GOV/GLASGOW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 2:35 PM MDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 235 PM MDT MON JUL 27 2015 MTZ016>027-059>062-281100- 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- 235 PM MDT MON JUL 27 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MONTANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH THROUGH NORTHEAST MONTANA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING A VARIETY OF WEATHER IMPACTS. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ZONE 122 THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR FORT PECK LAKE INTO TUESDAY MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PHILLIPS...VALLEY...AND DANIELS COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTHEAST MONTANA ON TUESDAY. VERY STRONG WESTERLY WIND WILL BE PRESENT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 27, 5:44 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
544 PM MDT MON JUL 27 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0540 PM HAIL 14 SW HINSDALE 48.25N 107.30W
07/27/2015 E0.50 INCH VALLEY MT TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA AND DIME SIZED HAIL WITH HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUST TO
AROUND 40 MPH.
&&
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Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 6:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 6:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 7:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone, Valley | 53 min |
| Jul 27, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie | 33 min |
| Jul 27, 7:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, Valley | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 7:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan | 65 min |
| Jul 27, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, McCone, Roosevelt, Valley | 61 min |
| Jul 27, 7:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone | 61 min |
| Jul 27, 8:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie | 59 min |
| Jul 27, 8:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, Wibaux | 66 min |
| Jul 27, 8:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 62 min |
| Jul 27, 9:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 60 min |
| Jul 27, 10:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Richland | 63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.