Tornado Warning 2, NWS Great Falls, MT

Issued

Jun 10, 2016, 6:03 PM MDT (00:03 UTC)

Expired

Jun 10, 2016, 6:30 PM MDT

In force

27 min

Issued by

NWS Great Falls, MT

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Fergus County, MT

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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232 
WFUS55 KTFX 110003
TORTFX
MTC027-110030-
/O.NEW.KTFX.TO.W.0002.160611T0003Z-160611T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
603 PM MDT FRI JUN 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL FERGUS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MONTANA...

* UNTIL 630 PM MDT
    
* AT 602 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 17 MILES EAST OF DENTON...OR 19 MILES NORTH OF
  LEWISTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  CENTRAL FERGUS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  CHRISTINA AND HILGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4721 10968 4732 10979 4748 10927 4729 10910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 248DEG 51KT 4732 10958 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MARTIN

858 
WWUS55 KTFX 110023
SVSTFX

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
623 PM MDT FRI JUN 10 2016

MTC027-110030-
/O.CON.KTFX.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160611T0030Z/
FERGUS MT-
623 PM MDT FRI JUN 10 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM MDT FOR CENTRAL
FERGUS COUNTY...
    
AT 623 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROY...OR 28 MILES NORTHEAST OF
LEWISTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE
         IS LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHRISTINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4726 10939 4738 10950 4748 10927 4729 10910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 248DEG 51KT 4743 10916 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

MARTIN

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