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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

January 10, 2021Broadwater County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jan 10, 2021, 2:29 AM MST for Broadwater County, Montana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 10, 2021, 2:29 AM MST (09:29 UTC)
Expired: Jan 10, 2021, 5:30 AM MST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Broadwater County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 9, 10:30 PM MST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 10:30 PM MST, 3 hours 59 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 10, 2:29 AM MST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
229 AM MST Sun Jan 10 2021

MTZ014-101230-
Central and Southern Lewis and Clark-
229 AM MST Sun Jan 10 2021

...Areas of Dense Fog Across the Helena Valley...

Areas of dense fog across the Helena valley will reduce visibility
to near one-quarter mile at times this morning. If driving, slow
down and leave plenty of distance between vehicles ahead of you.

LAT...LON 4658 11207 4675 11209 4678 11181 4658 11189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0925Z 240DEG 48KT 4678 11172

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 10, 5:39 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	3 hr
Jan 10, 8:44 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	2 hr
Jan 10, 1:29 PM MST	High Wind Watch	TFX		45 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.