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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

June 9, 2015Meagher County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jun 9, 2015, 5:13 PM MDT for Meagher County, Montana. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 9, 2015, 5:13 PM MDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2015, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Meagher County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 91 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1620 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 9, 2:57 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 2:57 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
257 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015

.DISCUSSION...

TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...A WEAK SLOW-MOVING DISTURBANCE WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
AND CENTRAL MONTANA THIS EVENING, BRINGING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SOME STORMS WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE HAVE
ALREADY BROUGHT HAIL TO SOME AREAS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS MAY CAUSE
ISSUES IF RAIN LINGERS OVER A GIVEN AREA FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. ALL
OF THESE FACTORS WILL BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE STATEMENTS. ONCE
THE STORMS MOVE INTO CENTRAL MONTANA (MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A GREAT
FALLS TO HAVRE LINE) THE DRIER AIRMASS WILL LIKELY MAKE GUSTY
WINDS THE MAIN THREAT. A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER AFTER MIDNIGHT IN
THESE AREAS, BUT ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY BE WEAK. HOWEVER, ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER OVERNIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING, WHICH WILL BRING SOME WEAK THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE HI- LINE AREA. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO PUSH THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY SOUTH FROM A CUT BANK TO LEWISTOWN LINE (TODAY) INTO THE
BOULDER AND WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
COOL TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 DEGREES OVER THOSE TODAY, AND IT WILL
KEEP THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA
ONCE AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. ONCE THE
DISTURBANCE EXITS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
WILL REBUILD INTO MONTANA FROM THE WEST, WHICH WILL BRING QUIETER
AND WARMER WEATHER TO THE FORECAST AREA. HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN THOSE ON WEDNESDAY, WHICH WOULD
MAKE THEM ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  COULSTON

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...EXPECT FRIDAY TO BE A RATHER
WARM DAY OVER MUCH OF THE REGION...AS WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING
RESIDES OVER THE REGION. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL BE APPROACHING THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
REGION...WHILE A WEAK PACIFIC COOL FRONT MOVES EASTWARD THROUGH
THE AREA ON SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...EXPECT SOME COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO RESIDE OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE
FOR A PASSING SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM FROM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
OVERALL...OTHER THAN FRIDAY BEING A VERY WARM DAY...NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS IN TERMS OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES OR HEAVY PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY THRU TUESDAY. BRUSDA

&&

.AVIATION...
UPDATED 1738Z.

THE AIRMASS WILL BE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST MONTANA AND MOVE
NORTHEAST TOWARDS FERGUS COUNTY. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO 45 KTS.
THUNDERSTORMS ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AFTER 06Z WEDNESDAY. MVFR
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ELSEWHERE
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GTF  55  77  52  84 /  20  20  20  10
CTB  50  73  49  82 /  10  10  10  10
HLN  59  83  55  86 /  40  30  20  10
BZN  54  80  49  79 /  50  60  40  10
WEY  44  72  42  71 /  50  70  40  20
DLN  52  78  50  79 /  50  60  40  10
HVR  55  77  49  83 /  30  20  10  10
LWT  57  74  50  77 /  40  30  20  10

&&

.TFX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

WEATHER.GOV/GREATFALLS

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:59 PM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
359 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015

MTZ014-092230-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-
359 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY...

AT 357 PM MDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HELENA WEST SIDE...OR 18 MILES WEST OF HELENA...MOVING EAST AT 20
MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH AND DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HELENA VALLEY NORTHWEST...HELENA VALLEY WEST CENTRAL...HELENA WEST
SIDE...HELENA VALLEY NORTHEAST...MARYSVILLE AND CANYON CREEK.

AT THIS TIME...THE STORM SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF DOWNTOWN HELENA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 195 AND 197.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4688 11212 4663 11199 4659 11230 4666 11233
      4666 11241 4670 11242 4670 11251 4674 11253
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 251DEG 17KT 4669 11239

COULSTON

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 4:21 PM MDT, 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
421 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015

MTZ012-014-053-054-092245-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MEAGHER-BROADWATER-CASCADE-
421 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL BROADWATER...
NORTHWESTERN MEAGHER...SOUTHEASTERN LEWIS AND CLARK AND SOUTHWESTERN
CASCADE COUNTIES...

AT 420 PM MDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF HELENA
VALLEY NORTHEAST...OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF HELENA...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO 30
MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK...NORTHWESTERN MEAGHER...NORTH
CENTRAL BROADWATER AND SOUTHWESTERN CASCADE COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 4668 11184 4685 11190 4698 11136 4672 11128
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 257DEG 26KT 4679 11177

Special weather statement, Jun 9, 5:13 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
513 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015

MTZ012-050-051-053-054-100015-
MEAGHER-FERGUS-BROADWATER-CASCADE-JUDITH BASIN-
513 PM MDT TUE JUN 9 2015

...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN JUDITH
BASIN...SOUTHERN FERGUS...NORTHEASTERN BROADWATER...MEAGHER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CASCADE COUNTIES THROUGH 6 PM MDT...

WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND HAIL UP TO PEA-SIZE
ARE LIKELY WITH THE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...NEIHART...MARTINSDALE...CHECKERBOARD...
RINGLING AND BUFFALO.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 12 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 5  AND 77...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
75 AND 76.
 HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 2 AND 37...AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
41 AND 57.

LAT...LON 4670 10982 4675 10996 4674 11003 4675 11005
      4671 11021 4671 11027 4618 11029 4634 11157
      4693 11106 4695 10980 4669 10975
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 240DEG 49KT 4659 11032

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 3:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Lewis and Clark	31 min
Jun 9, 4:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX		24 min
Jun 9, 5:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Lewis and Clark	26 min
Jun 9, 5:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	54 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.