Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this high wind warning at Nov 16, 2015, 10:27 AM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho; 10 counties in Montana. It took effect at Nov 17, 2015, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr. 42 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015, 10:27 AM PST (18:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2015, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 6:32 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Deer Lodge County, MT, Flathead County, MT, Granite County, MT, Lake County, MT, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Powell County, MT, Ravalli County, MT, Sanders County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 5:15 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 N Grangeville, ID | AWOS STATION GRANGEVILLE AIRPORT /GIC/ |
| Nov 17, 5:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Bigfork, MT | POWER HAS BEEN FLICKERING THE LAST 2 HOURS. HAS SEEN LIGHT FLASHES DOWN THE STREET POSSIBLY TRANSFORMER ISSUES. |
| Nov 17, 5:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 N Grangeville, ID | ALSO REPORTED 58 MPH AT 555 PM PST. AWOS STATION GRANGEVILLE AIRPORT /GIC/ |
| Nov 17, 5:46 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 5 Nne Florence, MT | WIND DIRECTION IS DUE SOUTH. |
| Nov 17, 6:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 3 Nnw Logan Pass, MT | MESONET STATION 3 NNW LOGAN PASS /GDNWL/ |
| Nov 17, 6:44 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bigfork, MT | VERY LARGE TREE DOWN AT BIGFORK HIGH SCHOOL. POWER IS OUT IN BIGFORK. |
| Nov 17, 6:46 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Wsw La Salle, MT | ASOS STATION KALISPELL GLACIER AP /GPI/ |
| Nov 17, 7:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 6 N Whitefish, MT | MESONET STATION WHITEFISH SUMMIT /BIGMS/ |
| Nov 17, 7:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Seeley Lake, MT | TREE DOWN ON HIGHWAY 83 NORTH OF SEELEY LAKE. |
| Nov 17, 7:09 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 6 Wsw Trailcreek, MT | MESONET STATION 5 WSW TRAILCREEK /CYFM8/ |
| Nov 17, 7:17 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 Nne Florence, MT | 3600 FT. |
| Nov 17, 8:24 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 3 Wsw Georgetown, MT | MESONET STATION 2 W GEORGETOWN /MTGTL/ |
| Nov 17, 8:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 4 Nnw Opportunity, MT | MESONET STATION 3 NW OPPORTUNITY /K3U3/ |
| Nov 17, 8:57 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 4 S Grangeville, ID | MESONET STATION 4 S GRANGEVILLE /AS773/ |
| Nov 17, 8:59 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 E Evaro, MT | MESONET STATION POINT 6 /PNTM8/ |
| Nov 17, 9:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 3 Wsw Blacktail, MT | MESONET STATION 3 WSW BLACKTAIL /SNSLP/ |
| Nov 17, 9:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Teakean, ID | A BARN, WITH ROOF DIMENSIONS OF APPROXIMATELY 40 BY 50 FEET, WAS BLOWN OFF AND TRAVELED 100 TO 150 FEET TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST BLOCKING BOTH LANES OF MCIVER ROAD. BASED ON THE DAMAGE, THE WIND GUSTS COULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 75 AND 80 MPH. |
| Nov 17, 9:03 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 25 Nw Shoup, ID | MESONET STATION HELLS HALF ACRE /HHAI1/ |
| Nov 17, 9:24 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 1 N Grangeville, ID | MESONET STATION GRANGEVILLE /GVLI1/ |
| Nov 17, 9:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 W Dent, ID | MESONET STATION DWORSHAK-DENT /DENI/ |
| Nov 17, 10:10 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 5 S Blossburg, MT | MESONET STATION MACDONALD PASS /MTMDP/ |
| Nov 17, 10:42 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 E Blacktail, MT | MESONET STATION FIELDING /FIEM8/ |
| Nov 17, 11:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 N Whitefish, MT | MESONET STATION WHITEFISH SUMMIT /BIGMS/ |
| Nov 17, 11:15 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Hot Springs, MT | MESONET STATION 1 SW HOT SPRINGS /HOTM8/ |
| Nov 17, 11:41 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Ne Arlee, MT | MESONET STATION PISTOL CREEK RAWS /PSTM8/ |
| Nov 17, 11:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Creston, MT | MESONET STATION CRESTON /CRSM/ |
| Nov 17, 11:47 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 4 S Grangeville, ID | MESONET STATION 4 S GRANGEVILLE /AS773/ |
| Nov 17, 11:52 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Ene Syringa, ID | MESONET STATION 1 ENE SYRINGA /TS870/ |
| Nov 17, 11:55 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 Nw Plains, MT | MESONET STATION 1 WNW PLAINS /KS34/ |
| Nov 17, 11:59 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 84 | 5 E Evaro, MT | MESONET STATION POINT 6 /PNTM8/ |
| Nov 18, 12:41 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Nw Missoula, MT | ASOS STATION MISSOULA MT /MSO/ |
| Nov 18, 1:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Ne Corvallis, MT | MESONET STATION 1 NE CORVALLIS /COVM/ |
| Nov 18, 1:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 15 E Mackay Bar, ID | MESONET STATION LODGEPOLE /LPFI1/ |
| Nov 18, 1:45 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Wsw Deer Lodge, MT | MESONET STATION 1 WSW DEER LODGE /K38S/ |
| Nov 18, 1:49 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Wnw Elliston, MT | MESONET STATION ELLISTON /E4329/ |
| Nov 18, 1:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Sse Finn, MT | MESONET STATION 5 SSE FINN /MTAVN/ |
| Nov 18, 2:05 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Anaconda, MT | 60 MPH WINDS CAUSED LARGE TREE BRANCHES TO BE DOWNED AND ROOF DAMAGE TO THE SPOTTERS HOUSE. |
| Nov 18, 2:06 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 6 E Darby, MT | MESONET STATION DEER MOUNTAIN RAWS /DEEM8/ |
| Nov 18, 2:09 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 4 Wnw Darby, MT | MESONET STATION LITTLE ROCK CREEK /LRCM8/ |
| Nov 18, 2:09 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 13 Ene Sula, MT | MESONET STATION TEPEE POINT RAWS /TEPM8/ |
| Nov 18, 2:36 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 Sse Butte, MT | ASOS STATION BUTTE-MOONEY AP /BTM/ |
| Nov 18, 3:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 6 Ese Georgetown, MT | MESONET STATION YANKEE FLATS RAWS /TT238/ |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
537 WWUS75 KMSO 161827 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1127 AM MST MON NOV 16 2015 IDZ007-008-171830- /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151117T2100Z-151118T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1027 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, PEAKING TUESDAY NIGHT. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE, ELEVATED BENCHES ABOVE OROFINO, AND THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR THROUGH SLATE CREEK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. MORE SHELTERED AREAS SUCH AS OROFINO CAN EXPECT 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW: A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WHITE BIRD HILL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD LEAD TO A PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE 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. && $$ MTZ003-005-171830- /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151118T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1127 AM MST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING, PEAKING TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY EVENING BETWEEN LOLO AND STEVENSVILLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ007-171830- /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151118T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1127 AM MST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY EVENING, PEAKING TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY EVENING BETWEEN DEERLODGE AND ANACONDA. * SNOW: SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE ROUGHLY 5500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINTATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND AT TIMES NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FOR THOSE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. MACDONALD PASS AND HOMESTAKE PASS MAY BRIEFLY HAVE ISSUES FROM BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS 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. && $$ MTZ004-171830- /O.NEW.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151117T2100Z-151118T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1127 AM MST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON, PEAKING TUESDAY NIGHT. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH, BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. * SNOW: SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE ROUGHLY 5500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINTATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND AT TIMES NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FOR THOSE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. LOOKOUT PASS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SNOW COVERED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ005-MTZ001-171830- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0010.151117T2100Z-151118T1800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1127 AM MST MON NOV 16 2015 /1027 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST /1 PM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MST /1 PM PST/ TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON, PEAKING TUESDAY NIGHT. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
753 WWUS75 KMSO 171830 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1130 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 IDZ007-008-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151117T2100Z-151118T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1030 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... PEAKING TONIGHT. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE... ELEVATED BENCHES ABOVE OROFINO... AND THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR THROUGH SLATE CREEK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER 6PM. MORE SHELTERED AREAS SUCH AS OROFINO CAN EXPECT 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * SNOW: A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER WHITE BIRD HILL LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW COULD LEAD TO A PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITY AND SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE $$ MTZ003-005-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151118T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 1130 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING... PEAKING TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. VERY LARGE WAVES (TO 5 FEET) WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE AND ALONG THE SHORELINE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING BETWEEN LOLO AND STEVENSVILLE. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...FLATHEAD LAKE...FLATHEAD VALLEY... MISSION VALLEY...POLSON...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ MTZ007-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151118T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 1130 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING... PEAKING TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING BETWEEN DEERLODGE AND ANACONDA. * SNOW: SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE ROUGHLY 5500 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINTATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND AT TIMES NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FOR THOSE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. MACDONALD PASS AND HOMESTAKE PASS MAY BRIEFLY HAVE ISSUES FROM BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ004-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.151117T2100Z-151118T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 1130 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON... PEAKING TONIGHT. DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY FIND TRAVEL DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS AT TIMES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... BECOMING NORTHWEST LATE. * SNOW: SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE ROUGHLY 5500 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE COMBINTATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND AT TIMES NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FOR THOSE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. LOOKOUT PASS MAY BRIEFLY BECOME SNOW COVERED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$ IDZ005-MTZ001-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0010.151117T2100Z-151118T1800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 1130 AM MST TUE NOV 17 2015 /1030 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON... PEAKING TONIGHT. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...ELK RIVER...HIGHWAY 11 PIERCE TO HEADQUARTERS...PIERCE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH $$
378 WWUS75 KMSO 181154 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 454 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 MTZ003-181300- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- 454 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. DO WATCH OUT FOR SLICK ROADWAYS AND BLOWING SNOW WHERE WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXIST. $$ IDZ005-MTZ001-181300- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION- 454 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 /354 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ IDZ007-008-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 354 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH SNOW SHOWERS WITH PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES OVER WHITEBIRD HILL. * WINDS: 35-45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...CAMAS PRAIRIE...GRANGEVILLE AND VICINITY...GREER GRADE...HIGHWAY 95 SLATE CREEK TO RIGGINS... WHITE BIRD GRADE $$ MTZ005-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- 454 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS REMAIN THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL IMPACTS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 93 THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW BANDS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY SO PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS: 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BITTERROOT VALLEY...MISSOULA $$ MTZ007-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 454 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN AND OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS HOMESTAKE AND MACDONALD. * WINDS: 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * SNOW: SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND AT TIMES NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FOR THOSE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. MACDONALD PASS AND HOMESTAKE PASS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BRIEFLY HAVE ISSUES FROM BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUTTE...GEORGETOWN LAKE...HIGHWAY 12 GARRISON TO ELLISTON...HOMESTAKE PASS...MACDONALD PASS $$ MTZ004-181800- /O.CON.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ LOWER CLARK FORK REGION- 454 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS/TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH TERRAIN. * WINDS: 35-40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * SNOW: THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND AT TIMES NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FOR THOSE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. LOOKOUT PASS WILL ALSO HAVE PERIODS OF SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DECREASED VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...EVARO HILL...HIGHWAY 200 THOMPSON FALLS TO PLAINS...HIGHWAY 200 TROUT CREEK TO HERON...I-90 LOOKOUT PASS TO HAUGAN $$
976 WWUS75 KMSO 181432 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 732 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 IDZ007-008-MTZ004-005-007-181545- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 732 AM MST WED NOV 18 2015 /632 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 10:27 AM PST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Clearwater | 41 hr |
| Nov 16, 10:31 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Idaho, Lemhi | 47 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.