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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Glasgow, MT
NWS Glasgow, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2018, 4:28 PM MDT for Petroleum County, Montana. It was in force for 20 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
- Jun 28, 2018, 4:28 PM MDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2018, 4:48 PM MDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Glasgow, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Petroleum County, MT
The radar
The Billings radar (KBLX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 28, 2:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 2:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Glasgow MT 213 PM MDT Thu Jun 28 2018 .DISCUSSION... ...Strong to severe storms with heavy rain expected this evening for portions of northeast Montana... Theta-e ridge remains in place across eastern Montana this afternoon with a surface low over north-central Wyoming allowing a southeast surface flow to bring in some very moist air into the region. Dewpoints in the lower 70s have reached Baker and mid 60s just southeast of Fort Peck Lake. Precipital waters have exceeded 1.0" in the eastern zones with the potential to reach 2.0" near Sidney this evening. HRRR and other near-term models showing activity to really ramp up at about 00z (6 pm) over mainly the eastern CWA. Supercells will bring the threat of mainly damaging hail and winds. The QPF continues to increase this evening, so a Flash Flood Watch has been issued the southeast zones, mainly concerned about Sidney, Glendive and points east from 6 pm-3 am. Rainfall amounts to 2.0" not out of the question in this area. Most of the activity moves into North Dakota around midnight. The responsible upper trough will remain just west of the CWA Friday, so more showers/thunderstorms are expected to linger. Some strong storms near the ND border. The trough drifts through eastern Montana Saturday but more energy behind the trough keeps things unsettled through the weekend. Troughiness will redevelop over western Canada/Pacific Northwest by middle of next week, with another threat of showers/thunderstorms. TFJ && .AVIATION... VFR conditions will prevail. However, brief MVFR ceilings and visibilities are possible with some of the steadier shower and thunderstorm activity that occurs this evening as a low pressure system and cold front pushes through the region. A few of these storms may be severe with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain. In general, winds will be east to northeast at 10 to 15 kts this evening, becoming northwest late tonight. Note that with any thunderstorms, winds could be gusty and erratic. Maliawco/TFJ && .GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flash Flood Watch from 6 PM MDT this evening through late tonight for Dawson...Eastern Roosevelt...Prairie...Richland... Wibaux. && weather.gov/glasgow
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:32 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Glasgow MT 332 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2018 MTZ022-282215- Garfield MT- 332 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM MDT... At 332 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Sand Springs, or 31 miles southwest of Jordan, moving east at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Edwards. LAT...LON 4691 10739 4705 10752 4730 10712 4699 10693 TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 250DEG 16KT 4699 10738 Mottice
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:56 PM MDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
356 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2018
MTZ021-022-282300-
Petroleum MT-Garfield MT-
356 PM MDT THU JUN 28 2018
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PETROLEUM AND
SOUTHWESTERN GARFIELD COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM MDT...
At 355 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking several strong
thunderstorms from just east of Winnett to south of Mosby, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Sand Springs, Mosby, Edwards and Cat Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for northeastern
Montana.
LAT...LON 4675 10817 4721 10828 4746 10785 4712 10715
4685 10761 4685 10789 4682 10785 4680 10784
4680 10785 4679 10784 4678 10785 4676 10783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 234DEG 32KT 4684 10782
MotticeLocal storm report, Jun 28, 4:25 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Glasgow, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1:07 PM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | GGW | Dawson, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Wibaux | 9 hr |
| Jun 28, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Garfield | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 3:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Petroleum | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Petroleum | 47 min |
| Jun 28, 4:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum | 64 min |
| Jun 28, 5:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone | 60 min |
| Jun 28, 5:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 52 min |
| Jun 28, 5:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 68 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.