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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 7, 2021Gallatin County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT for Gallatin County, Montana. It was in force for 30 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
Jul 7, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Gallatin County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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 7, 4:34 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 608 Ne Belgrade, MTALSO REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2021-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 42 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, Great_falls, MT at 12:00Z on 2021-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -61 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
42 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-360 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2232 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

501 
WUUS55 KTFX 072230
SVRTFX
MTC031-072300-
/O.NEW.KTFX.SV.W.0033.210707T2230Z-210707T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
430 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Great Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Gallatin County in south central Montana...

* Until 500 PM MDT.

* At 430 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Belgrade, or
  12 miles northwest of Bozeman, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Belgrade.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4584 11133 4611 11101 4591 11079 4587 11080
      4572 11118
TIME...MOT...LOC 2230Z 242DEG 21KT 4584 11115 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CMC
2 follow-up statements
354 
WWUS55 KTFX 072239
SVSTFX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
439 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021

MTC031-072300-
/O.CON.KTFX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210707T2300Z/
Gallatin MT-
439 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN GALLATIN COUNTY...

At 438 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast of
Belgrade, or 12 miles north of Bozeman, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Winds measured at Bozeman Airport in Belgrade. 

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Gallatin County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4589 11116 4601 11090 4591 11079 4587 11080
      4576 11109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 252DEG 29KT 4586 11100 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

CMC
489 
WWUS55 KTFX 072252
SVSTFX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
452 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021

MTC031-072302-
/O.EXP.KTFX.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210707T2300Z/
Gallatin MT-
452 PM MDT Wed Jul 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GALLATIN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 500 PM MDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4589 11116 4601 11090 4591 11079 4587 11080
      4576 11109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 242DEG 21KT 4590 11090 

$$

CMC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine29 min
Jul 6, 6:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXToole29 min
Jul 6, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine40 min
Jul 6, 6:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXToole33 min
Jul 6, 7:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine63 min
Jul 6, 7:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXLiberty30 min
Jul 6, 8:20 PM MDTTornado WarningTFXBlaine25 min
Jul 6, 8:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine19 min
Jul 7, 1:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBeaverhead39 min
Jul 7, 2:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJudith Basin27 min
Jul 7, 2:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus27 min
Jul 7, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus32 min
Jul 7, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXFergus29 min
Jul 7, 2:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXMadison50 min
Jul 7, 3:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJefferson54 min
Jul 7, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXFergus47 min
Jul 7, 3:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus24 min
Jul 7, 3:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXJefferson, Lewis and Clark34 min
Jul 7, 3:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus24 min
Jul 7, 3:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXLewis and Clark35 min
Jul 7, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBroadwater, Jefferson44 min
Jul 7, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGallatin50 min
Jul 7, 3:59 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus46 min
Jul 7, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBroadwater, Jefferson43 min
Jul 7, 4:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXGallatin15 min
Jul 7, 4:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXSilver Bow27 min
Jul 7, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXMeagher34 min
Jul 7, 5:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJudith Basin48 min
Jul 7, 5:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine62 min
Jul 7, 5:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine37 min
Jul 7, 5:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine34 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.