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Heat Advisory 2, NWS Billings, MT

July 16, 20216 counties in Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this heat advisory at Jul 16, 2021, 3:14 PM MDT for 6 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jul 18, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 16, 2021, 3:14 PM MDT (21:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 18, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 20, 2021, 2:10 AM MDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT

Counties Carbon County, MT, Golden Valley County, MT, Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT, Wheatland County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Great_falls, MT at 12:00Z on 2021-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Great_falls, MT at 12:00Z on 2021-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2867 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 16, 2:33 PM MDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 16, 2:33 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 16, 12:44 PM MDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Billings MT
1244 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

MTZ029>034-036-037-040-042-056>058-063>068-138-139-141-169>173-228-
235-WYZ198-199-171845-
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-
1244 PM MDT Fri Jul 16 2021

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

* WHAT... Extended period of hot temperatures.

* WHERE...Southern Montana and northern Wyoming.

* WHEN...This weekend through much of next week.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will rise to a range of 95 to
  105 degrees, with most of the lower elevations hitting or
  exceeding 100 degrees. Overnight lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s
  will not provide much relief. These factors could pose a
  significant health risk for heat related illnesses, if
  precautions are not taken.

* ADDITIONAL HAZARD CONCERN...The hot temperatures will be matched
  with very low humidity (teens for most locations). These hot and
  dry conditions will lead to increasing fire concerns.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare now for extreme heat. Plan outdoor activities for the
cooler part of the day. Plan to check on elderly and pets
regularly. Have plenty of water on hand to stay hydrated.

Additional graphics can be found at:

https://www.weather.gov/billings

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 9:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZPark29 min
Jul 16, 11:06 AM MDTExcessive Heat WarningBYZBig Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 6 more6 days
Jul 16, 3:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZStillwater40 min
Jul 16, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZYellowstone47 min
Jul 16, 4:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBYZYellowstone41 min
Jul 16, 5:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBYZSheridan55 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.