Alert archive / Montana / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this high wind warning at Apr 4, 2016, 2:24 PM MDT. It took effect at Apr 5, 2016, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 15 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
- Apr 4, 2016, 2:24 PM MDT (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2016, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
The text
As transmitted.
862 WWUS75 KTFX 042024 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 224 PM MDT MON APR 4 2016 MTZ011-013-045-047-050-051-051100- /O.UPG.KTFX.HW.A.0004.160405T1200Z-160406T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTFX.HW.W.0006.160405T0900Z-160406T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHESTER...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 224 PM MDT MON APR 4 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY ON WEST/EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
342 WWUS75 KTFX 050914 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 314 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 MTZ044-060000- /O.EXA.KTFX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ TOOLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SHELBY 314 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST/EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ENDANGER TRANSPORTATION AND COULD CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MTZ011-013-045-047-050-051-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-LIBERTY-BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HAVRE...BIG SANDY... FORT BENTON...CHESTER...CHINOOK...STANFORD...LEWISTOWN... LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 314 AM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST/EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
929 WWUS75 KTFX 052022 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 222 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 MTZ011-013-044-045-052130- /O.CAN.KTFX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ HILL-CHOUTEAU-TOOLE-LIBERTY- 222 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON BUT STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THE HIGH WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MTZ047-050-051-060000- /O.CON.KTFX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 222 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON WEST/EAST ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
150 WWUS75 KTFX 052338 NPWTFX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 538 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 MTZ047-050-051-060045- /O.EXP.KTFX.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160406T0000Z/ BLAINE-JUDITH BASIN-FERGUS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CHINOOK...STANFORD... LEWISTOWN...LEWISTOWN DIVIDE 538 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY IS TRACKING EAST INTO NORTH DAKOTA AND WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BREEZY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:28 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 11 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.