Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings in 2018
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this red flag warning at Aug 1, 2018, 4:19 AM MDT for 7 counties in Montana. It took effect at Aug 1, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 1, 2018, 4:19 AM MDT (10:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 1, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2018, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Beaverhead County, MT, Deer Lodge County, MT, Granite County, MT, Jefferson County, MT, Madison County, MT, Powell County, MT, Silver Bow County, MT
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 6:08 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | Dillon Airport, MT | ASOS STATION DLN, DILLON AIRPORT. |
| Aug 1, 7:02 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 52 | Red Rock Raws, MT | MESONET STATION RRDM8, RED ROCK RAWS. |
| Aug 1, 7:35 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 48 | Ennis Big Sky Awos, MT | AWOS STATION EKS, ENNIS BIG SKY AWOS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 231 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -140 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2380 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
369 WWUS85 KMSO 011019 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Missoula MT 419 AM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 MTZ110-111-020300- /O.UPG.KMSO.FW.A.0003.180801T1800Z-180802T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0002.180801T1800Z-180802T0300Z/ Deerlodge/West Beaverhead-East Beaverhead- 419 AM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected area: Fire Zone 110 (Deerlodge/West Beaverhead). Fire Zone 111 (East Beaverhead). * Thunderstorms: Confidence has increased that a cluster of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along the Continental Divide and spread eastward into the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead and East Beaverhead N.F. There will be a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with gusty winds. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce frequent lightning. * Timing: The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM. Thunderstorms should diminish around sunset. && $$
3 follow-up statements
466 WWUS85 KMSO 011804 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Missoula MT 1204 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 MTZ110-030400- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180802T0300Z/ Deerlodge/West Beaverhead- 1204 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 110 (Deerlodge/West Beaverhead). * Red Flag Warning for Today: * Thunderstorms (Today): Several rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along the Continental Divide and spread eastward into the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead and East Beaverhead N.F. There will be a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with gusty winds. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce frequent lightning. * Timing (Today): The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM today. Thunderstorms should diminish around sunset. * Red Flag Warning for Thursday: * Impacts (Thursday): A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. * Winds (Thursday): Sustained 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. * Minimum humidities (Thursday): 10 to 20 percent. && $$ MTZ111-030400- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180802T0300Z/ East Beaverhead- 1204 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 111 (East Beaverhead). * Red Flag Warning for Today: * Thunderstorms (Today): Several rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along the Continental Divide and spread eastward into the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead and East Beaverhead N.F. There will be a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with gusty winds. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce frequent lightning. * Timing (Today): The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM today. Thunderstorms should diminish around sunset. * Red Flag Warning for Thursday: * Impacts (Thursday): A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. In addition, scattered mostly dry thunderstorms are also expected. * Winds (Thursday): Sustained 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. * Minimum humidities (Thursday): 10 to 20 percent. * Thunderstorms (Thursday): Potential for gusty winds and frequent lightning, little rain is expected. The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM. && $$ MTZ104>108-030400- /O.NEW.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-West Lolo- Salish and Kootenai Reservation-East Lolo- 1204 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 104 (Kootenai). Fire Zone 105 (Flathead/Glacier Park). Fire Zone 106 (West Lolo). Fire Zone 107 (Salish and Kootenai Reservation). Fire Zone 108 (East Lolo). * Impacts: A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. * Winds: Sustained 15 to 20 mph with gusts to near 35 mph. * Minimum humidities: 10 to 20 percent. && $$
837 WWUS85 KMSO 011831 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Missoula MT 1231 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 MTZ109-021845- /O.EXA.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ Bitterroot- 1231 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 109 (Bitterroot). * Impacts: A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. * Winds: Sustained 15 to 20 mph with gusts to near 35 mph. * Minimum humidities: 10 to 20 percent. && $$ MTZ110-021845- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180802T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ Deerlodge/West Beaverhead- 1231 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 110 (Deerlodge/West Beaverhead). * Red Flag Warning for Today: * Thunderstorms (Today): Several rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along the Continental Divide and spread eastward into the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead and East Beaverhead N.F. There will be a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with gusty winds. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce frequent lightning. * Timing (Today): The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM today. Thunderstorms should diminish around sunset. * Red Flag Warning for Thursday: * Impacts (Thursday): A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. * Winds (Thursday): Sustained 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. * Minimum humidities (Thursday): 10 to 20 percent. && $$ MTZ111-021845- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180802T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ East Beaverhead- 1231 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 111 (East Beaverhead). * Red Flag Warning for Today: * Thunderstorms (Today): Several rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along the Continental Divide and spread eastward into the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead and East Beaverhead N.F. There will be a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with gusty winds. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce frequent lightning. * Timing (Today): The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM today. Thunderstorms should diminish around sunset. * Red Flag Warning for Thursday: * Impacts (Thursday): A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. In addition, scattered mostly dry thunderstorms are also expected. * Winds (Thursday): Sustained 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. * Minimum humidities (Thursday): 10 to 20 percent. * Thunderstorms (Thursday): Potential for gusty winds and frequent lightning, little rain is expected. The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM. && $$ MTZ104>108-021845- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-West Lolo- Salish and Kootenai Reservation-East Lolo- 1231 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 104 (Kootenai). Fire Zone 105 (Flathead/Glacier Park). Fire Zone 106 (West Lolo). Fire Zone 107 (Salish and Kootenai Reservation). Fire Zone 108 (East Lolo). * Impacts: A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. * Winds: Sustained 15 to 20 mph with gusts to near 35 mph. * Minimum humidities: 10 to 20 percent. && $$
130 WWUS85 KMSO 020246 RFWMSO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Missoula MT 846 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 MTZ111-030400- /O.EXP.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180802T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ East Beaverhead- 846 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * Affected area: Fire Zone 111 (East Beaverhead). * Red Flag Warning for Today: * Thunderstorms (Today): Several rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along the Continental Divide and spread eastward into the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead and East Beaverhead N.F. There will be a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with gusty winds. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce frequent lightning. * Timing (Today): The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM today. Thunderstorms should diminish around sunset. * Red Flag Warning for Thursday: * Impacts (Thursday): A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. In addition, scattered mostly dry thunderstorms are also expected. * Winds (Thursday): Sustained 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. * Minimum humidities (Thursday): 10 to 20 percent. * Thunderstorms (Thursday): Potential for gusty winds and frequent lightning, little rain is expected. The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM. && $$ MTZ110-030400- /O.EXP.KMSO.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180802T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ Deerlodge/West Beaverhead- 846 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * Affected area: Fire Zone 110 (Deerlodge/West Beaverhead). * Red Flag Warning for Today: * Thunderstorms (Today): Several rounds of thunderstorms will develop this afternoon along the Continental Divide and spread eastward into the Deerlodge/West Beaverhead and East Beaverhead N.F. There will be a mix of wet and dry thunderstorms, with gusty winds. These thunderstorms have the potential to produce frequent lightning. * Timing (Today): The best timing for thunderstorms will be between 2PM and 8PM today. Thunderstorms should diminish around sunset. * Red Flag Warning for Thursday: * Impacts (Thursday): A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. * Winds (Thursday): Sustained 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. * Minimum humidities (Thursday): 10 to 20 percent. && $$ MTZ104>109-030400- /O.CON.KMSO.FW.W.0003.180802T1800Z-180803T0400Z/ Kootenai-Flathead/Glacier Park-West Lolo- Salish and Kootenai Reservation-East Lolo-Bitterroot- 846 PM MDT Wed Aug 1 2018 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY... * Affected area: Fire Zone 104 (Kootenai). Fire Zone 105 (Flathead/Glacier Park). Fire Zone 106 (West Lolo). Fire Zone 107 (Salish and Kootenai Reservation). Fire Zone 108 (East Lolo). Fire Zone 109 (Bitterroot). * Impacts: A dry cold front will bring increasing westerly winds and low relative humidity values Thursday afternoon continuing through the evening hours. * Winds: Sustained 15 to 20 mph with gusts to near 35 mph. * Minimum humidities: 10 to 20 percent. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 8:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Silver Bow | 47 min |
| Aug 1, 12:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson and 10 more | 34 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.