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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 4, 2021Fergus County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 4, 2021, 5:40 PM MDT for Fergus County, Montana. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 4, 2021, 5:40 PM MDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2021, 6:15 PM MDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT

County Fergus County, MT

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Great Falls, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 4, 4:40 PM MDT, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 4:40 PM MDT, 1 hour before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:19 PM MDT, 21 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:20 PM MDT, 20 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:27 PM MDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 4, 5:31 PM MDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
531 PM MDT SUN JUL 4 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0802 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 N LAKEVIEW            44.68N 111.83W
07/03/2021  M45 MPH          BEAVERHEAD         MT   MESONET

            RED ROCK RAWS SITE. TIME ESTIMATED.

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SAC

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:39 PM MDT, 1 minute before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
539 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

MTZ012-050-050015-
Cascade MT-Judith Basin MT-
539 PM MDT Sun Jul 4 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL JUDITH BASIN AND
SOUTHEASTERN CASCADE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT...

At 539 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of Geyser, or 18 miles west of Stanford, moving east
at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Stanford.

This includes Highway 200 between mile markers 29 and 36.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4703 11073 4720 11068 4719 11021 4692 11028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 280DEG 18KT 4710 11061

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:40 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 7:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Madison	34 min
Jul 3, 8:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Silver Bow	31 min
Jul 3, 9:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Silver Bow	25 min
Jul 3, 9:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Silver Bow	14 min
Jul 3, 9:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Gallatin	34 min
Jul 4, 2:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	26 min
Jul 4, 3:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Beaverhead	46 min
Jul 4, 3:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	26 min
Jul 4, 3:44 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater	31 min
Jul 4, 4:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Beaverhead, Madison	59 min
Jul 4, 4:17 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater, Jefferson	28 min
Jul 4, 4:32 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Wheatland	28 min
Jul 4, 4:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Broadwater, Jefferson	26 min
Jul 4, 5:09 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Madison	66 min
Jul 4, 5:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Jefferson	26 min
Jul 4, 5:39 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	36 min
Jul 4, 5:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Meagher	34 min
Jul 4, 5:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Gallatin, Madison	42 min

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