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Special Weather Statement, NWS Missoula, MT

July 10, 2017Powell County, Montana

NWS Missoula, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2017, 7:44 PM MDT for Powell County, Montana. It was in force for 16 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
Jul 10, 2017, 7:44 PM MDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2017, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Missoula, MT

County Powell County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 181 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, Great_falls, MT at 00:00Z on 2017-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 71 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, Great_falls, MT at 00:00Z on 2017-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -48 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
71 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-86 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2953 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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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 Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 10, 2:08 PM MDT, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 2:08 PM MDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Missoula MT
208 PM MDT Mon Jul 10 2017

.DISCUSSION...An approaching disturbance is causing the strong
ridge of high pressure to finally break down. This feature is also
the kicker for convection across Lemhi county into southwest
Montana. The combination of significant instability and more wind
shear will contribute to stronger storms across the
aforementioned region. These storms will be capable of hail, gusty
winds and brief heavy rain.

A few showers will linger throughout the night along the
Continental Divide. Westerly flow will persist over the northern
Rockies through Tuesday keeping the temperatures cooler to near
normal readings.

The heatwave returns by Wednesday, and will last through the
weekend and into early next week. In fact, each day will warm by
5 to 7 degrees or so, with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday topping
out as the hottest days during this particular stretch.
Temperatures will have the potential to reach 100 degrees in valleys
across western Montana and central Idaho on Friday, with an even
greater chance of hitting 100 degrees, or slightly higher
(102-105F), both Saturday and Sunday.

With such strong high pressure locked in place across the western
half of the United States, our forecast models show no
foreseeable break in this hot and dry pattern through at least
July 20th.

&&

.AVIATION...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will continue to
develop across Lemhi county into southwest Montana. A few of these
storms could become fairly strong, producing gusty winds, hail and
brief heavy rain. KSMN and KBTM have the best chance of being
impacted by these storms through 11/03z. A few showers will be
traversing northwest Montana this afternoon and evening, but
having a minimal impact to KGPI. A few showers could linger along
the Continental Divide throughout the night.

&&

.MSO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MT...None.
ID...None.
&&

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:20 PM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Missoula MT
420 PM MDT MON JUL 10 2017

MTZ007-102245-
Butte/Blackfoot Region MT-
420 PM MDT MON JUL 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SILVER BOW COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM MDT...

At 419 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Silver Bow, or 7 miles southwest of Butte, moving northeast at 35
mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Butte, Silver Bow, Walkerville, Janney, Newcomb and Nissler.

LAT...LON 4586 11243 4579 11263 4594 11278 4612 11251
      4610 11247 4607 11247 4605 11248 4602 11244
      4593 11244 4593 11242 4589 11240
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 234DEG 31KT 4592 11262
Local storm report, Jul 10, 4:37 PM MDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 4:51 PM MDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 5:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 6:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOGranite37 min
Jul 10, 6:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOPowell47 min
Jul 10, 7:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOPowell20 min
Jul 10, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMSOSilver Bow16 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.