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Flood Watch 6, NWS Missoula, MT

May 16, 2019Mineral County, Missoula County, Sanders County, Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho

NWS Missoula, MT issued this flood watch at May 16, 2019, 4:13 AM MDT for Mineral County, Missoula County, Sanders County, Montana; Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at May 16, 2019, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 16, 2019, 4:13 AM MDT (10:13 UTC)
In effect from: May 16, 2019, 3:00 PM MDT
Expired: May 16, 2019, 9:35 PM MDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Missoula, MT
Flood severity: None

Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Mineral County, MT, Missoula County, MT, Sanders County, MT

The radar

The Missoula radar (KMSX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:15 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 flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Missoula, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at May 16, 4:12 AM MDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 16, 4:12 AM MDT, 1 minute before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 16, 12:33 PM MDT	Lake Wind Advisory	MSO	Flathead, Lake, Sanders	9 hr
May 16, 4:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MSO	Ravalli	64 min
May 16, 5:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MSO	Granite	44 min
May 16, 2:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MSO	Lewis	35 min
May 16, 3:11 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MSO	Lewis	79 min
May 16, 3:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MSO	Clearwater, Idaho	25 min
May 16, 4:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MSO	Clearwater	47 min

Nearby

Flood Watches in Montana, 2019 Flood Watches in Idaho, 2019 Every flood watch in 2019

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.