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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Glasgow, MT

July 6, 2016Dawson County, McCone County, Prairie County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2016, 1:43 PM MDT for Dawson County, McCone County, Prairie 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 6, 2016, 1:43 PM MDT (19:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2016, 2:45 PM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dawson County, MT, McCone County, MT, Prairie County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 6, 12:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 357 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2016-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 10 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2016-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
10 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-272 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 6, 8:50 AM MDT, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 8:50 AM MDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service GLASGOW MT
850 AM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

.SHORT TERM...for northeast Montana...today through Fri...

Scattered showers are developing across central montana and will
continue moving into the central zones. Raised pops this morning
to account for this. Rest of forecast looked good. Of note,
stronger storms will be threatening the se zones through today.
TFJ

Previous discussion...
Upper low moving across the northern Rockies this morning
spreading mid to high level clouds over eastern Montana. This wave
will push a cold front across the state today. Modest instability
for thunderstorms but divergence aloft and good moisture feed
should produce a few wet storms this afternoon and overnight.

The upper low moves into the northern plains on Thursday with a
few lingering showers over the eastern zones. Upper ridge follows
with drier weather for Friday as the next low pressure system
begins to take shape off the Pacific Northwest.

Temperatures will be mainly in the 70s today and Thursday as the
low pressure moves over the region. Readings will rebound into the
80s with the ridge on Friday. Ebert

.LONG TERM...Fri night through Wed...

The upper flow pattern for Friday night places a ridge axis
slightly to our east and a closed low/storm system nudging up
against Vancouver Island. Therefore on Saturday upper flow will
back around to the southwest. The West Coast trough will be
picking up Pacific moisture from off the coast of California. This
will send moisture across the Divide.

Saturday evening and Sunday the trough begins to swing across the
Northwest, blowing through the region and Northeast Montana
Sunday night. Models are suggesting the storm becomes stacked and
cyclonic, with winds picking up. Prior to the cold front passing
through the area, models are suggesting an incursion of very warm
air pushing up through the area into Canada. The result could be
enhanced convective instability in place when the system moves
through. With the strength of this storm, and strong instability
in place, severe thunderstorms should be expected with the storm
front.

Although the models are closing together on this storm, there
still are timing and location differences that may make
difficulty in determining when strong storms may occur. But the
system is plenty wet, and once the front pushes through, much
cooler air follows.

Monday and beyond the storm does not appear to be ina hurry to
headeast, but remains in the general region - drifting north into
Canada, where it could produce wrap-around rain. Storm QPF totals
are hard to predict this far out, but this could produce
widespread wetting rains.

Model do show another trough moving into the Pacific Northwest by
mid-week.

Templer

&&

.AVIATION...

Today a low pressure trough/storm system drops out of British
Columbia and begins to swing across the Divide. The base of the
trough sends in moisture in the upper southwest flow that will
result in scattered showers with mostly general thunderstorms.
The area with the most unstable conditions will be around the
Yellowstone River valley, affecting mainly KGDV and KSDY with the
threat of strong storms. The period of TS for all sites will be
indicated by VCTS. Therefore be alert for amends for threatening
thunderstorms.

Winds increase to around 5-10kt this afternoon. Although the
clipper-like storm quickly moves across the region, a broad un-
focused surface low will limit surface winds. However, stronger
winds may be localized with any passing thunderstorm.

Templer

&&

.GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&

weather.gov/glasgow
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:27 AM MDT, 10 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
327 AM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

MTZ016>027-059>062-070930-
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-
327 AM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
MONTANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY AND
TONIGHT IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A LARGE STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
NORTHEAST MONTANA OVER THE WEEKEND. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL. ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS
ARE UNCERTAIN AS WEATHER MODELS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 12:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
1215 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

MTZ023-025-026-061900-
PRAIRIE MT-DAWSON MT-MCCONE MT-
1215 PM MDT WED JUL 6 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCCONE...
NORTHWESTERN PRAIRIE AND WEST CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM
MDT...

AT 1214 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 16
MILES SOUTH OF BROCKWAY...OR 27 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CIRCLE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROCKWAY...MCCLOUD...CROW ROCK AND WATKINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 4686 10584 4686 10608 4718 10608 4739 10591
      4722 10519 4683 10567 4683 10583
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 230DEG 20KT 4706 10584

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 11:07 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield53 min
Jul 6, 11:40 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield65 min
Jul 6, 12:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPrairie45 min
Jul 6, 12:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie64 min
Jul 6, 1:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson62 min
Jul 6, 2:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPrairie44 min
Jul 6, 2:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, Wibaux56 min
Jul 6, 2:21 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningGGWDawson3 hr
Jul 6, 2:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, Prairie53 min
Jul 6, 2:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWWibaux57 min
Jul 6, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, Prairie, Wibaux49 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.