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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Glasgow, MT

January 1, 202110 counties in Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this high wind warning at Jan 1, 2021, 2:35 PM MST for 10 counties in Montana. It took effect at Jan 3, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. 12 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2021, 2:35 PM MST (21:35 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 3, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 3, 2021, 9:16 PM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT

Counties Dawson County, MT, Garfield County, MT, McCone County, MT, Petroleum County, MT, Phillips County, MT, Prairie County, MT, Richland County, MT, Roosevelt County, MT, Valley County, MT, Wibaux County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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
Jan 3, 2:52 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 525 Wnw Landusky, MTMESONET STATION MTHAY 6.1 SW HAYS (MT DOT).
Jan 3, 3:09 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6211 Ene Zortman, MTMESONET STATION MTMAL 11.3 SW PHILLIPS (MT DOT) MALTA SOUTH.
Jan 3, 3:41 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5617 N Winnett, MTMESONET STATION DBCM8 WINNETT 16N/DRY BLOOD CREEK.
Jan 3, 4:08 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 607 Se Devils Creek Rec A, MTMESONET STATION SSMM8 DEVILS CREEK REC AREA 6ESE.
Jan 3, 4:20 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 744 Wsw Sand Springs, MTMESONET STATION MTLUF 4.4 W SAND SPRINGS (MT DOT) LUFBOROUGH HILL.
Jan 3, 4:22 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 654 Wsw Sand Springs, MTMESONET STATION MTLUF 4.4 W SAND SPRINGS (MT DOT).
Jan 3, 4:32 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 712 Wnw Jordan, MTASOS STATION KJDN JORDAN.
Jan 3, 4:44 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5714 Nnw Hell Creek Rec A, MTMESONET STATION KIGM8 KING COULEE.
Jan 3, 4:54 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 541 Nw Winnett, MTMESONET STATION GGWWT 0.6 NW WINNETT (GGWWFO). MEASURED WIND GUST OF 54 MPH AT 3:54 AND 4:54 PM.
Jan 3, 5:38 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 588 Nw Lindsay, MTMESONET STATION MTLND 7.9 NW LINDSAY (MT DOT).
Jan 3, 6:08 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5213 Nw Mccloud, MTMESONET STATION LCFM8 MCCLOUD 13WNW/BIG SHEEP MTN.
Jan 3, 6:38 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 624 Ne Hodges, MTMESONET STATION MTBVR 3.8 NE HODGES (MT DOT).

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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 12:00Z on 2021-01-01Temperature 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, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 12:00Z on 2021-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1206 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

652 
WWUS75 KGGW 012135
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
235 PM MST Fri Jan 1 2021

MTZ060-020545-
/O.NEW.KGGW.HW.W.0001.210103T1800Z-210104T0600Z/
Southwest Phillips-
Including the city of Zortman
235 PM MST Fri Jan 1 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Phillips County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM MST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
991 
WWUS75 KGGW 021015
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
315 AM MST Sat Jan 2 2021

MTZ060-030000-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0001.210103T1800Z-210104T0600Z/
Southwest Phillips-
Including the city of Zortman
315 AM MST Sat Jan 2 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Phillips County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM MST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$
070 
WWUS75 KGGW 030933
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
233 AM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

MTZ060-040000-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0001.210103T1800Z-210104T0600Z/
Southwest Phillips-
Including the city of Zortman
233 AM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Phillips County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$
435 
WWUS75 KGGW 031557
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
857 AM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

MTZ016-017-020>027-040600-
/O.EXB.KGGW.HW.W.0001.210103T2000Z-210104T0600Z/
Central and Southeast Phillips-Central and Southern Valley-
Western Roosevelt-Petroleum-Garfield-McCone-Richland-Dawson-
Prairie-Wibaux-
Including the cities of Malta, Saco, Glasgow, Fort Peck, 
Hinsdale, Frazer, Wolf Point, Poplar, Winnett, Jordan, Circle, 
Sidney, Fairview, Glendive, Richey, Terry, and Wibaux
857 AM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Montana.

* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

MTZ060-040600-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0001.210103T1800Z-210104T0600Z/
Southwest Phillips-
Including the city of Zortman
857 AM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Phillips County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and
  cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially for
  high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$
330 
WWUS75 KGGW 032128
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
228 PM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

MTZ060-040600-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0600Z/
Southwest Phillips-
Including the city of Zortman
228 PM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Phillips County.

* WHEN...Through 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

MTZ016-017-020>027-040600-
/O.CON.KGGW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0600Z/
Central and Southeast Phillips-Central and Southern Valley-
Western Roosevelt-Petroleum-Garfield-McCone-Richland-Dawson-
Prairie-Wibaux-
Including the cities of Malta, Saco, Glasgow, Fort Peck, 
Hinsdale, Frazer, Wolf Point, Poplar, Winnett, Jordan, Circle, 
Sidney, Fairview, Glendive, Richey, Terry, and Wibaux
228 PM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Montana.

* WHEN...Through 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$
860 
WWUS75 KGGW 040416
NPWGGW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
916 PM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

MTZ016-017-020>027-060-040530-
/O.CAN.KGGW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210104T0600Z/
Central and Southeast Phillips-Central and Southern Valley-
Western Roosevelt-Petroleum-Garfield-McCone-Richland-Dawson-
Prairie-Wibaux-Southwest Phillips-
916 PM MST Sun Jan 3 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Winds across the area have diminished and should not increase
again. Therefore, the High Wind Warning has been cancelled. 

$$

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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.