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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Billings, MT

February 24, 2020Carter County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2020, 3:27 PM MST for Carter County, Montana. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 24, 2020, 3:27 PM MST (22:27 UTC)
Expired: Feb 25, 2020, 10:35 AM MST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Billings, MT

County Carter County, MT

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 24, 2:32 PM MST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 2:32 PM MST, 55 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 3:59 PM MST, 23 hours 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Billings MT
359 PM MST Sun Feb 23 2020

MTZ029>034-036-037-040-042-056>058-063>068-138-139-141-169>173-228-
235-WYZ198-199-240000-
Musselshell-Treasure-Northern Rosebud-Custer-Fallon-
Northern Stillwater-Powder River-Carter-Northern Park-
Golden Valley-Red Lodge Foothills-Northern Big Horn-
Southern Rosebud-Judith Gap-Paradise Valley-Livingston Area-
Beartooth Foothills-Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains-Crazy Mountains-
Southern Big Horn-Southeastern Carbon-Northern Sweet Grass-
Bighorn Canyon-Northern Carbon-Pryor/Northern Bighorn Mountains-
Melville Foothills-Northeastern Yellowstone-Southern Wheatland-
Southwestern Yellowstone-Northeast Bighorn Mountains-
Sheridan Foothills-
359 PM MST Sun Feb 23 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Montana...south central Montana...southeast Montana and north
central Wyoming.

* WHAT...Accumulating snow and strong, gusty winds.

* WHERE...Across portions of central Montana...south central
  Montana...southeast Montana and north central Wyoming.

* WHEN...Tonight through Tuesday morning.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Chances for snow will overspread the area
  tonight into Tuesday morning. 2 to 5 inches of snow possible in
  SE Montana, and 5 to 10 inches in the mountains. In addition,
  gusty winds in the foothills will overspread the area Monday
  through Monday evening, with gusts 40 to 60 mph possible. The
  winds will create patchy blowing snow.

* ADDITIONAL HAZARD CONCERNS...The combination of strong gusty
  winds and falling snow will create slick roads and poor
  visibility for travelers. In addition, dangerous crosswinds will
  affect area roads, creating hazardous travel for high profile
  vehicles.

&&

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 24, 10:40 AM MST, 4 hours 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1040 AM MST MON FEB 24 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 AM     SNOW             8 WSW LAME DEER         45.56N 106.76W
02/24/2020  M1.5 INCH        BIG HORN           MT   COCORAHS

&&

STP

Local storm report, Feb 24, 11:16 AM MST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1116 AM MST MON FEB 24 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     SNOW             3 N COOKE CITY          45.06N 109.95W
02/24/2020  M2.0 INCH        PARK               MT   MESONET

0100 AM     SNOW             2 N COOKE CITY          45.05N 109.94W
02/24/2020  M2.0 INCH        PARK               MT   MESONET

0100 AM     SNOW             16 SW NYE               45.30N 110.07W
02/24/2020  M3.0 INCH        SWEET GRASS        MT   MESONET

&&

STP

Local storm report, Feb 24, 11:37 AM MST, 3 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
1137 AM MST MON FEB 24 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             7 SE ROUNDUP            46.38N 108.43W
02/24/2020  M1.0 INCH        MUSSELSHELL        MT   COCORAHS

0700 AM     SNOW             6 ENE ROUNDUP           46.48N 108.42W
02/24/2020  M1.0 INCH        MUSSELSHELL        MT   COCORAHS

&&

STP

Local storm report, Feb 24, 1:22 PM MST, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 2:10 PM MST, 1 hour 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 24, 3:03 PM MST, 24 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 23, 8:12 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Park, Sweet Grass, Wheatland	63 min
Feb 23, 9:17 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and 1 more	88 min
Feb 23, 10:45 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure	90 min
Feb 23, 11:55 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Carbon	50 min
Feb 24, 1:48 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Big Horn, Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure	102 min
Feb 24, 3:39 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	BYZ	Big Horn, Rosebud, Treasure	111 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.