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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 15, 2019Fergus County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 15, 2019, 6:21 PM MDT for Fergus County, Montana. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 2019, 6:21 PM MDT (00:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2019, 6:45 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Fergus County, MT

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 6:08 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Lewis and Clark, Meagher	37 min
Jul 15, 6:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Cascade	34 min
Jul 15, 7:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	29 min
Jul 15, 7:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	15 min
Jul 15, 7:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	41 min
Jul 16, 4:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Madison	56 min
Jul 16, 4:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	35 min
Jul 16, 4:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Madison	32 min
Jul 16, 5:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Musselshell	32 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Montana, 2019 Every special weather statement 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.