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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Glasgow, MT

July 6, 2021Garfield County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this tornado warning at Jul 6, 2021, 9:06 PM MDT for Garfield County, Montana. It was in force for 24 min. 2 reports 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
Jul 6, 2021, 9:06 PM MDT (03:06 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2021, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Garfield County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 6, 9:07 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 534 Wsw Sand Springs, MTMESONET STATION MTLUF 4.4 W SAND SPRINGS (MT DOT).
Jul 6, 9:36 PM MDTHAIL 114 Sse Sand Springs, MTONE INCH HAIL LASTED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND BROKE THE RAIN GAUGE. REPORT FROM FB.

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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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 2021-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 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 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-155 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1401 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

931 
WFUS55 KGGW 070306
TORGGW
MTC033-070330-
/O.NEW.KGGW.TO.W.0004.210707T0306Z-210707T0330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
906 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Glasgow has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Garfield County in northeastern Montana...

* Until 930 PM MDT.
    
* At 906 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Sand Springs, or 33 miles southwest of Jordan,
  moving southeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southwestern Garfield County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4711 10767 4719 10747 4691 10713 4686 10728
      4686 10746 4685 10747 4685 10752
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 326DEG 31KT 4707 10752 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Mottice
2 follow-up statements
294 
WWUS55 KGGW 070315
SVSGGW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
915 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

MTC033-070330-
/O.CON.KGGW.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210707T0330Z/
Garfield MT-
915 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY...
    
At 915 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Sand Springs, or 33 miles southwest of
Jordan, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Garfield County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4705 10757 4711 10744 4691 10713 4686 10728
      4686 10746 4685 10747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0315Z 326DEG 31KT 4700 10745 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Mottice
791 
WWUS55 KGGW 070328
SVSGGW

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
928 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

MTC033-070337-
/O.EXP.KGGW.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210707T0330Z/
Garfield MT-
928 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GARFIELD COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 930 PM MDT...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning will be 
allowed to expire. However, large hail and damaging winds remain 
likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for the area.

LAT...LON 4705 10757 4711 10744 4691 10713 4686 10728
      4686 10746 4685 10747
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 326DEG 31KT 4692 10737 

$$

Mottice

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 6:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips66 min
Jul 6, 7:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPetroleum, Phillips54 min
Jul 6, 7:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGW40 min
Jul 6, 8:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield60 min
Jul 6, 8:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips52 min
Jul 6, 8:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield47 min
Jul 6, 8:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield45 min
Jul 6, 9:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips66 min
Jul 6, 9:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield34 min
Jul 6, 10:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWGarfield, Phillips, Valley58 min
Jul 6, 11:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield44 min
Jul 6, 11:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWRoosevelt50 min
Jul 6, 11:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield48 min
Jul 7, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPetroleum47 min
Jul 7, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPetroleum48 min
Jul 7, 5:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield45 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.