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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Glasgow, MT

June 27, 2019Phillips County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this tornado warning at Jun 27, 2019, 7:13 PM MDT for Phillips County, Montana. It was in force for 32 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 27, 2019, 7:13 PM MDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2019, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Phillips County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 27, 6:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2019-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1386 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, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2019-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1386 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2003 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.5

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 27, 3:24 PM MDT, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 3:24 PM MDT, 3 hours 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
324 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2019

.DISCUSSION...
An area of thunderstorms developed this morning between Northern
Roosevelt and Southern Sheridan Counties. This area moved very
slowly toward the east. As a result, very high rainfall accumulations
were observed with up to 4 inches 25 miles north of Poplar in
Roosevelt County. This activity dissipated late in the morning
hours.

Main threat continues for later this afternoon and this evening as
the combination of low level moisture, a rather very unstable
atmosphere and favorable upper level atmospheric conditions will
aid in the development of severe thunderstorms across the region.
Main threat will be large hail and strong to severe damaging
winds. The threat of severe weather will probably last past
midnight as the bulk of the weather moves into Sheridan and
Eastern Roosevelt Counties.

Severe weather will return on Friday afternoon/evening,especially
along the Montana/North Dakota border across Sheridan, Roosevelt
and Richland Counties. Rest of the area could see one or two
severe thunderstorms as well.

Winds were stronger than expected this afternoon across Fort Peck
Lake Area. Decided to issue a Lake Wind Advisory as winds were in
the borderline of meeting Lake Wind Advisory Criteria. FGC

&&

.AVIATION...
MVFR to IFR conditions are possible tonight with lowering
ceilings and reduced visibilities from showers and thunderstorms.
Some of the storms could be severe and may produce locally heavy
rainfall. The greatest chances for showers and storms for KGGW and
KOLF will be between 02Z and 06Z, with KGDV and KSDY more likely
to experience storms between 06 and 09Z tonight.

&&

.GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flash Flood Watch through late Friday night for Central and
Southeast Phillips...Central and Southern Valley...Daniels...
Eastern Roosevelt...Northern Phillips...Northern Valley...
Sheridan...Southwest Phillips...Western Roosevelt.

Lake Wind Advisory until 10 PM MDT this evening For Fort Peck
Lake for Central and Southeast Phillips...Central and Southern
Valley...Garfield...McCone...Petroleum.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 27, 7:06 PM MDT, 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 6:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips53 min
Jun 27, 6:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPetroleum, Phillips52 min
Jun 27, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips59 min
Jun 27, 7:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips, Valley68 min
Jun 27, 7:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley79 min
Jun 27, 8:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, Phillips, Valley56 min
Jun 27, 9:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWDaniels, McCone, Valley77 min
Jun 27, 9:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDaniels, Garfield, McCone, Roosevelt, Valley72 min
Jun 27, 9:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPetroleum66 min
Jun 27, 10:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield54 min
Jun 27, 10:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWDaniels, Roosevelt60 min
Jun 27, 10:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield54 min
Jun 27, 11:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, McCone, Prairie61 min
Jun 27, 11:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, McCone66 min
Jun 27, 11:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWRoosevelt, Sheridan81 min
Jun 28, 12:05 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield55 min
Jun 28, 12:09 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, McCone, Richland66 min
Jun 28, 12:24 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, McCone, Prairie66 min
Jun 28, 1:03 AM MDTTornado WarningGGWDawson27 min
Jun 28, 1:19 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, Richland, Wibaux43 min
Jun 28, 1:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWRichland59 min

Nearby

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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.