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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Glasgow, MT

June 8, 2021Roosevelt County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this flash flood warning at Jun 8, 2021, 8:26 PM MDT for Roosevelt County, Montana. It was in force for 118 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 8, 2021, 8:26 PM MDT (02:26 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2021, 10:24 PM MDT
In force
118 min
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Roosevelt County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:26 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 8, 8:30 PM MDTFLASH FLOOD3 E Oswego, MTROCKS AND DEBRIS OVER US-2 AND BIA ROUTE 1.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 64 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, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2021-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 558 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2021-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 279 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
558 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-175 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1718 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
279 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
351 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.9

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The text

As transmitted.

836 
WGUS55 KGGW 090226
FFWGGW
MTC085-090430-
/O.NEW.KGGW.FF.W.0001.210609T0226Z-210609T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
826 PM MDT Tue Jun 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Roosevelt County in northeastern Montana...

* Until 1030 PM MDT.

* At 826 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms 
  producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is 
  ongoing 5 miles west of Wolf Point on Highway 2.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Trained spotters.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Northwest of Wolf Point.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become 
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 4821 10584 4822 10580 4825 10569 4829 10566
      4822 10549 4807 10570 4806 10570 4803 10576
      4805 10578 4803 10582 4804 10584

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED

$$

086
1 follow-up statement
865 
WGUS75 KGGW 090424
FFSGGW

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
1024 PM MDT Tue Jun 8 2021

MTC085-090434-
/O.CAN.KGGW.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210609T0430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Roosevelt MT-
1024 PM MDT Tue Jun 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHWESTERN ROOSEVELT 
COUNTY...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

A Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 400 AM MDT for a portion 
of northeast Montana.

LAT...LON 4821 10584 4822 10580 4825 10569 4829 10566
      4822 10549 4807 10570 4806 10570 4803 10576
      4805 10578 4803 10582 4804 10584

$$

086

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 8, 6:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, McCone, Valley60 min
Jun 8, 6:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGGWWibaux112 min
Jun 8, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips, Valley59 min
Jun 8, 6:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, Valley56 min
Jun 8, 6:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips66 min
Jun 8, 6:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWWibaux26 min
Jun 8, 6:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWMcCone, Roosevelt, Valley67 min
Jun 8, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, Valley42 min
Jun 8, 6:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWRoosevelt, Sheridan56 min
Jun 8, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWWibaux21 min
Jun 8, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips90 min
Jun 8, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips, Valley24 min
Jun 8, 7:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, McCone63 min
Jun 8, 7:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWMcCone, Roosevelt, Valley55 min
Jun 8, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, McCone, Roosevelt, Valley59 min
Jun 8, 7:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, McCone, Prairie45 min
Jun 8, 7:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWValley96 min
Jun 8, 8:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDaniels, McCone, Roosevelt53 min
Jun 8, 8:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Valley and 1 more55 min
Jun 8, 8:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDaniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan27 min
Jun 8, 9:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryGGWRoosevelt106 min
Jun 8, 9:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWDawson, Richland, Roosevelt67 min
Jun 8, 9:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, Richland, Roosevelt, Wibaux53 min
Jun 8, 10:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWRichland67 min
Jun 9, 3:44 PM MDTLake Wind AdvisoryGGWGarfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley51 hr
Jun 9, 3:45 PM MDTFire Weather WatchGGWDawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Prairie, Richland and 1 more12 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.