Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2016, 3:03 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2016, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 32 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2016, 3:03 PM MST (22:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2016, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2016, 9:58 AM MST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted.
698 WWUS75 KTFX 142203 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 303 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 MTZ009-010-012-014-015-046-048>051-053>055-151200- /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0003.160215T0900Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 303 PM MST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * WINDS...MOSTLY WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH AT TIMES...BUT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH AT TIMES ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND THROUGH FAVORED PASSES AND CANYONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...THEN SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH OVER THE PLAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST VALLEYS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEY WILL DECREASE MONDAY EVENING...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ENDANGER TRANSPORTATION AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
7 follow-up statements
598 WWUS75 KTFX 151026 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 326 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 MTZ052-152230- /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER...BOULDER HILL... ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS...WHITEHALL 326 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TODAY...BECOMING STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ENDANGER TRANSPORTATION AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ009-010-012-014-015-046-048>051-053>055-152230- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN... BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS...WEST YELLOWSTONE 326 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TODAY ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT...THEN SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH OVER THE PLAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST VALLEYS. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ENDANGER TRANSPORTATION AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
065 WWUS75 KTFX 151716 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 1016 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 MTZ009-010-012-014-015-046-048>055-152300- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 1016 AM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
194 WWUS75 KTFX 152035 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 135 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 MTZ009-010-012-014-015-046-048>055-161200- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-MADISON-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- JEFFERSON-BROADWATER-MEAGHER-GALLATIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... ENNIS...NORRIS HILL...RAYNOLDS PASS...TWIN BRIDGES...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... BOULDER...BOULDER HILL...ELK PARK PASS...HOMESTAKE PASS... WHITEHALL...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS... BATTLE RIDGE PASS...BOZEMAN...BOZEMAN PASS...TARGHEE PASS... WEST YELLOWSTONE 135 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
019 WWUS75 KTFX 160412 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 912 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 MTZ015-052-055-160515- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ MADISON-JEFFERSON-GALLATIN- 912 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MADISON, JEFFERSON, AND GALLATIN COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>051-053-054-161215- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS...LOGAN PASS... CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS...FLESHER PASS... HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS...CONRAD... CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE... TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 912 PM MST MON FEB 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY PRODUCE SUSTAINED WEST WINDS AT 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW MAY LIMIT VISIBILITY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
492 WWUS75 KTFX 161013 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 313 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2016 MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>051-053-054-162230- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE...TOWNSEND...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 313 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE NORTH-CENTRAL PLAINS. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
293 WWUS75 KTFX 161114 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 414 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2016 MTZ051-161215- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ FERGUS- 414 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FERGUS COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR FERGUS COUNTY. WIND GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED HIGH WIND CRITERIA TODAY IN FERGUS COUNTY. $$ MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>050-053-054-162230- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- BROADWATER-MEAGHER- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BROWNING...MARIAS PASS... LOGAN PASS...CUT BANK...GREAT FALLS...KINGS HILL PASS... FLESHER PASS...HELENA...LINCOLN...MACDONALD PASS...ROGERS PASS... CONRAD...CHOTEAU...FAIRFIELD...STANFORD...TOWNSEND... WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 414 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AT WIND FAVORED AREAS OF NORTH-CENTRAL MONTANA. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
208 WWUS75 KTFX 161658 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 958 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2016 MTZ009-010-012-014-046-048>050-053-054-161800- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN GLACIER-CASCADE- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-EASTERN PONDERA- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-EASTERN TETON-JUDITH BASIN- BROADWATER-MEAGHER- 958 AM MST TUE FEB 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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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.