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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Billings, MT

October 29, 2021Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this wind advisory at Oct 29, 2021, 2:50 AM MDT for Park County, Stillwater County, Sweet Grass County, Montana. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2021, 2:50 AM MDT (08:50 UTC)
Expired
Oct 29, 2021, 9:34 PM MDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT

Counties Park County, MT, Stillwater County, MT, Sweet Grass County, MT

The radar

The Billings radar (KBLX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:52 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-29Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Great_falls, MT at 00:00Z on 2021-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1467 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

984 
WWUS75 KBYZ 290850
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
250 AM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

MTZ065-066-300500-
/O.NEW.KBYZ.WI.Y.0008.211029T0850Z-211030T0500Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
250 AM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph 
  occurring.

* WHERE...Beartooth Foothills and Livingston Area.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 
  Strong crosswinds will make travel difficult along Interstate 90 
  from Livingston to Big Timber and roads along the Beartooth 
  Foothills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

Setzenfand
3 follow-up statements
696 
WWUS75 KBYZ 291019
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
419 AM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

MTZ065-066-300500-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211030T0500Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
419 AM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  occurring.

* WHERE...Beartooth Foothills and Livingston Area.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 
  Strong crosswinds will make travel difficult along Interstate 90 
  from Livingston to Big Timber and roads along the Beartooth 
  Foothills.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

Setzenfand
568 
WWUS75 KBYZ 291910
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
110 PM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

MTZ065-066-300500-
/O.CON.KBYZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211030T0500Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
110 PM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds gusting up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Beartooth Foothills and Livingston Area.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong crosswinds will make travel difficult along 
  Interstate 90 near Livingston, and roads along the Beartooth 
  Foothills. Gusty winds may blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

Lester
284 
WWUS75 KBYZ 300334
NPWBYZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Billings MT
934 PM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

MTZ065-066-300445-
/O.CAN.KBYZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-211030T0500Z/
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-
Including the locations of Livingston
934 PM MDT Fri Oct 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished in the area. However, gusts up to 45 mph are 
still likely over the next hour, then winds winds will become 
relatively light by 11 PM.

$$

Additional graphics for this hazard can be found at
http://www.weather.gov/billings

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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.