Alert archive / Montana / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 14, NWS Billings, MT
NWS Billings, MT issued this wind advisory at Dec 4, 2018, 2:44 AM MST for Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana. It took effect at Dec 4, 2018, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2018, 2:44 AM MST (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2018, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2018, 5:07 AM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Billings, MT
Counties Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 3, 10:59 PM MST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 10:59 PM MST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 2:44 AM MST, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Billings MT 244 AM MST Tue Dec 4 2018 MTZ065-066-041045- Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills- 244 AM MST Tue Dec 4 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Montana. * WHAT...Strong southwest winds. * WHERE...Livingston to Nye. * WHEN...This afternoon into Wednesday morning. Strongest winds this evening and overnight. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusts of 55 to 65 mph are expected tonight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Hazardous Weather Outlook is issued when hazardous weather could impact the region within the next week. Be sure to stay tuned for future updates as locations, timing, and impacts could change. Begin preparations to mitigate any impacts that could result from the hazardous weather. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Billings, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 6:10 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Custer | 4 hr |
| Dec 3, 7:39 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | BYZ | Custer, Rosebud | 9 hr |
| Dec 4, 3:15 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | 14 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.