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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Great Falls, MT

July 4, 2022Fergus County, Judith Basin County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2022, 6:24 PM MDT for Fergus County, Judith Basin County, Montana. It was in force for 36 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 4, 2022, 6:24 PM MDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2022, 7:00 PM MDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Fergus County, MT, Judith Basin County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 4, 3:07 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 4, 6:10 PM MDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 6:10 PM MDT, 14 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:45 PM MDT, 39 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:57 PM MDT, 27 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 5:59 PM MDT, 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:13 PM MDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:14 PM MDT, 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 4, 6:24 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 4, 6:13 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	32 min
Jul 4, 6:14 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Fergus	3 hr
Jul 4, 6:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Wheatland	31 min
Jul 4, 6:24 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	36 min
Jul 4, 6:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Lewis and Clark	60 min
Jul 4, 6:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Teton	38 min
Jul 4, 6:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Fergus	35 min
Jul 4, 6:50 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Fergus	3 hr
Jul 4, 7:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	44 min
Jul 4, 7:04 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	41 min
Jul 4, 7:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX		40 min
Jul 4, 7:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	57 min
Jul 4, 7:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Chouteau	38 min
Jul 4, 7:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Fergus	66 min
Jul 4, 8:09 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Fergus	3 hr
Jul 4, 8:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Chouteau	47 min
Jul 4, 8:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Musselshell	37 min
Jul 4, 8:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	47 min
Jul 4, 8:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	37 min
Jul 4, 9:28 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Hill	62 min
Jul 4, 9:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	52 min
Jul 5, 1:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	44 min
Jul 5, 1:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Judith Basin	30 min
Jul 5, 1:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	45 min
Jul 5, 2:01 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Fergus, Judith Basin	3 hr
Jul 5, 2:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	38 min
Jul 5, 2:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	23 min
Jul 5, 2:26 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Petroleum	34 min
Jul 5, 2:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	30 min
Jul 5, 2:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Fergus	53 min
Jul 5, 3:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	24 min
Jul 5, 3:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	31 min
Jul 5, 3:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	44 min
Jul 5, 3:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TFX	Fergus	56 min
Jul 5, 3:46 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Fergus, Judith Basin	3 hr
Jul 5, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	18 min
Jul 5, 4:05 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	25 min
Jul 5, 4:23 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	37 min
Jul 5, 4:37 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	23 min
Jul 5, 5:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Fergus	59 min
Jul 5, 5:15 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TFX	Fergus	105 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.