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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 6, 2021Glacier County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at Jul 6, 2021, 4:21 PM MDT for Glacier County, Montana. It was in force for 24 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
Jul 6, 2021, 4:21 PM MDT (22:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2021, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT

County Glacier County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 194 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 231 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 2021-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 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 2021-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 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
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-251 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

035 
WWUS85 KTFX 062221
SPSTFX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Great Falls MT
421 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021
 
MTZ010-062245-
Eastern Glacier MT-
421 PM MDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN GLACIER COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM MDT...

At 420 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 25
miles north of North Browning, or 31 miles northwest of Cut Bank,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Minor 
         damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern
Glacier County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4899 11288 4900 11250 4875 11256 4889 11296
      4900 11294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 279DEG 14KT 4893 11285 

$$

RCG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGallatin, Madison31 min
Jul 5, 7:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGallatin26 min
Jul 5, 7:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBeaverhead28 min
Jul 5, 9:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGlacier44 min
Jul 5, 9:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXGlacier33 min
Jul 5, 10:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXGlacier, Toole50 min
Jul 5, 11:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXToole63 min
Jul 6, 12:14 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXLiberty61 min
Jul 6, 12:42 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXChouteau33 min
Jul 6, 1:15 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXLiberty60 min
Jul 6, 1:18 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXChouteau27 min
Jul 6, 1:44 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXChouteau46 min
Jul 6, 2:22 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXChouteau38 min
Jul 6, 3:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXChouteau45 min
Jul 6, 3:42 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus33 min
Jul 6, 4:15 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus45 min
Jul 6, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGlacier23 min
Jul 6, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXGlacier35 min
Jul 6, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXMusselshell33 min
Jul 6, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXFergus23 min
Jul 6, 4:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXGlacier35 min
Jul 6, 4:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine33 min
Jul 6, 5:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXGlacier, Toole31 min
Jul 6, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXBlaine30 min
Jul 6, 5:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXToole30 min
Jul 6, 5:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.