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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

January 27, 2021Pondera County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jan 27, 2021, 9:29 AM MST for Pondera County, Montana. It was in force for 91 min. 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 27, 2021, 9:29 AM MST (16:29 UTC)
Expired: Jan 27, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
In force: 91 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Pondera County, MT

The radar

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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 27, 8:26 AM MST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 8:26 AM MST, 1 hour 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 27, 9:29 AM MST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
929 AM MST Wed Jan 27 2021

MTZ009-010-046-048-271800-
Southern Rocky Mountain Front-Northern Rocky Mountain Front-Eastern
Glacier-Eastern Pondera-
929 AM MST Wed Jan 27 2021

...Areas of Dense Fog...

Areas of dense fog persist for the Cut Bank area, extending south
toward Pendroy. Expect visibility around one-quarter mile or less,
gradually improving through late morning. When driving through fog,
slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead
of you.

LAT...LON 4800 11252 4888 11305 4895 11222 4793 11219
TIME...MOT...LOC 1625Z 240DEG 49KT 4863 11230

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 26, 8:30 PM MST	Winter Weather Advisory	TFX		4 days
Jan 26, 11:15 PM MST	Dense Fog Advisory	TFX		10 hr
Jan 27, 11:30 AM MST	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Madison	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.