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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 27, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2018, 9:14 PM MDT for Dawson County, Richland County, Montana. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2018, 9:14 PM MDT (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2018, 10:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dawson County, MT, Richland County, MT
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2385 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 26, 3:39 PM MDT, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 3:39 PM MDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 339 PM MDT Sat May 26 2018 .DISCUSSION... The stage is set and the atmosphere is primed for the development of some strong to severe thunderstorms beginning now and lasting through tonight. Favorable shear profile, warm moist air at the surface on a southeasterly flow, and an advancing cold front from the southwest are all contributing to the threat for these severe thunderstorms. Most of our CWA has been outlined for a slight risk area from SPC all day long. Last mesoscale discussion calls for 60% chance of a severe thunderstorm watch being issued for this area. Even now, isolated thunderstorms are breaking out over the higher terrain of central Montana. Expect coverage and intensity to increase with time this evening and tonight. Sunday morning, as the last lingering storms slide eastward into North Dakota and the cold front advances further, temperatures will cool a bit. Sunday afternoon and evening, the front will not have completely advanced all the way through the CWA. This will leave an unstable atmosphere over our SE zones along the Yellowstone River valley. Would not be surprised to see another strong to marginally severe thunderstorms down there through the evening and late night hours. Monday through Tuesday, the large upper-level low pressure system stalls over the Great Basin region, keeping a generally unsettled weather pattern over NE Montana. Wednesday, and brief calm period takes over, thanks to a weak upper-level ridge over the area. Thursday and beyond, another cold front will be the focus for more thunderstorm development over the region. BMickelson && .AVIATION... FLIGHT CAT: VFR to begin, becoming IFR or worse in severe thunderstorms after 22Z. DISCUSSION: Thunderstorms, with some becoming severe are expected to impact the terminals in some way later this afternoon into the overnight hours. Thunder should leave the area between 06Z to 09Z but may linger just a bit longer near KSDY. Expect threat of large hail and damaging winds. Some MVFR/IFR conditions are expected with/near these impacts, especially if a TAF site is directly under one of these thunderstorms. WIND: Southeast at 10 to 15 kts in the afternoon. Erratic and damaging winds in excess of 55 mph are possible near the stronger storms between until 09Z overnight tonight. Winds will switch around from the north behind thunderstorms tonight. BMickelson && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && weather.gov/glasgow
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 26, 8:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
853 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2018
MTZ022-023-270400-
Garfield MT-McCone MT-
853 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GARFIELD...SOUTHERN
VALLEY AND NORTHWESTERN MCCONE COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM MDT...
At 853 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of The Pines Rec Area, or 32 miles northeast of
Jordan, moving northeast at 15 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Rock Creek Rec Area and Haxby.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 100 AM MDT for
northeastern Montana.
LAT...LON 4774 10582 4764 10640 4772 10664 4781 10658
4783 10656 4785 10656 4785 10653 4788 10654
4788 10651 4790 10653 4792 10651 4791 10650
4792 10650 4799 10584
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 206DEG 11KT 4770 10651
MotticeLocal storm report, May 26, 9:07 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT
907 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0906 PM HAIL 1 SE CIRCLE 47.41N 105.59W
05/26/2018 E1.00 INCH MCCONE MT PUBLIC
HAIL THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND INCREASING IN
SIZE; STILL HAILING.
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AEHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 41 min | |
| May 26, 6:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | McCone | 39 min |
| May 26, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone | 59 min |
| May 26, 6:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Valley | 53 min |
| May 26, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Valley | 63 min |
| May 26, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | McCone | 60 min |
| May 26, 8:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | McCone | 42 min |
| May 26, 8:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Richland | 67 min |
| May 26, 8:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | McCone | 67 min |
| May 26, 9:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Garfield | 52 min |
| May 26, 9:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Sheridan | 46 min |
| May 26, 9:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 57 min |
| May 26, 9:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone | 61 min |
| May 26, 9:49 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone | 4 hr |
| May 26, 10:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | McCone | 45 min |
| May 26, 10:21 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Richland | 4 hr |
| May 26, 10:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Richland | 56 min |
| May 26, 10:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Dawson | 61 min |
| May 26, 11:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 58 min |
| May 26, 11:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Wibaux | 66 min |
| May 27, 12:43 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GGW | Dawson, Prairie | 3 hr |
| May 27, 1:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Wibaux | 54 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.