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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Glasgow, MT

July 18, 2022Daniels County, Valley County, Montana

NWS Glasgow, MT issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 2022, 5:56 PM MDT for Daniels County, Valley County, Montana. It was in force for 34 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 18, 2022, 5:56 PM MDT (23:56 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2022, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Glasgow, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Daniels County, MT, Valley County, MT

The radar

The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 18, 12:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Great_falls, MT (KTFX), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 356 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 2022-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Great_falls, MT at 12:00Z on 2022-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 122 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-404 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2137 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jul 18, 1:52 PM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 1:52 PM MDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
152 PM MDT Mon Jul 18 2022

.DISCUSSION...
Wind threat seems to be greater for the southwest half of the CWA
late this afternoon into Tuesday with gusts to 60 mph. Therefore,
issued a High Wind Warning for these zones. Thunderstorms could
produce stronger gusts.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for all of Northeast
Montana till 8 pm. Wind and hail are the main threats with hail
less of a threat south of Fort Peck Lake. TFJ

Previous Discussion...
Warm airmass remains over the forecast area overnight with
temperatures in the 70s and 80s at 2 am (09Z). NE Montana will
have one more hot day although it will be not as hot as yesterday
in some areas. Will extend Heat Advisory through 6 pm today in
most areas where highs will be upper 90s to 105. Will cancel
advisory along the Canadian Border where highs will be in the
lower to mid 90s.

Upper low will move east along the MT/Canada border this afternoon
and tonight. A cold front will move across NE Montana in the late
afternoon and early evening. An unstable atmosphere will allow
thunderstorms to develop along this front with some storms
becoming severe. SPC has Daniels, Sheridan, and Roosevelt Counties
in an Enhanced Risk for severe wx where the most unstable
conditions are expected while most of the remainder of the
forecast area is in a Slight Risk. Large hail and damaging winds
are the main risk with the severe wx.

Strong west to NW wind are expected behind the cold front tonight
and Tuesday. With 850 mb winds approaching 50 knots, higher
elevations of the Little Rockies in SW Phillips County will have
gusts near 60 mph that are synoptically driven starting in the
late afternoon and continuing tonight. Will issue a High Wind
Warning there. Will keep Lake Wind Advisory for Fort Peck Lake in
effect for tonight and Tuesday.

A second round of showers and thunderstorms are possible late
tonight and Tuesday morning mainly in the north as the wrap
around precipitation with the upper low moves through the area.

Surface high moves in Tuesday Night with diminishing winds and
the high will keep winds light on Wednesday. Temperatures warm
into the 90s in most areas late in the week with upper ridge.

&&

.AVIATION...
LAST UPDATED: 1950Z

Thunderstorms will move east across the area late this afternoon
bringing mainly strong/damaging winds with a more scattered
threat of large hail by 8 pm (a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in
effect until then). Strong west to NW winds will follow these
storms that will continue into Tuesday. TFJ

&&

.GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
High Wind Warning until 3 PM MDT Tuesday for Garfield...
Petroleum...Southwest Phillips.

Heat Advisory until 6 PM MDT this evening for Central and
Southeast Phillips...Central and Southern Valley...Dawson...
Eastern Roosevelt...Garfield...McCone...Petroleum...Prairie...
Richland...Southwest Phillips...Western Roosevelt...Wibaux.

High Wind Warning until 6 PM MDT Tuesday for Dawson...McCone...
Prairie...Wibaux.

High Wind Warning until midnight MDT tonight for Central and
Southeast Phillips...Central and Southern Valley.

&&

weather.gov/glasgow

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 18, 4:22 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
422 PM MDT Mon Jul 18 2022

MTZ023>026-182315-
Richland MT-Dawson MT-Prairie MT-McCone MT-
422 PM MDT Mon Jul 18 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central McCone,
northwestern Prairie, Dawson and west central Richland Counties
through 515 PM MDT...

At 421 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14
miles east of Nelson Creek Rec Area, or 18 miles northwest of Circle,
moving east at 55 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Glendive, Circle, Richey, Bloomfield, West Glendive, Brockway,
Lindsay, Hoyt, Enid, Mccloud, Weldon, Watkins, Forest Park and
Stipek.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MDT for
northeastern Montana.

&&

LAT...LON 4687 10599 4777 10610 4784 10466 4694 10459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 260DEG 48KT 4758 10591

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Jamba
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 17, 6:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips65 min
Jul 17, 7:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips59 min
Jul 18, 3:06 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningGGWDawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 2 more36 hr
Jul 18, 8:02 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips58 min
Jul 18, 8:56 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips64 min
Jul 18, 1:07 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPetroleum53 min
Jul 18, 1:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips59 min
Jul 18, 2:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield60 min
Jul 18, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWGarfield, McCone55 min
Jul 18, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips62 min
Jul 18, 3:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWPhillips59 min
Jul 18, 4:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips, Valley59 min
Jul 18, 4:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWPhillips, Valley55 min
Jul 18, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWDawson, McCone53 min
Jul 18, 4:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGGWPhillips, Valley61 min
Jul 18, 4:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDawson, McCone, Richland36 min
Jul 18, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGGWGarfield, McCone62 min
Jul 18, 5:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatGGWGarfield, McCone, Roosevelt, Valley50 min
Jul 18, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementGGWValley56 min
Jul 18, 5:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGGWDaniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley61 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.