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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this river flood warning at Apr 16, 2023, 2:00 AM MDT for Blaine County, Hill County, Montana. It took effect at Apr 16, 2023, 2:05 AM MDT. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2023, 2:00 AM MDT (08:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2023, 2:05 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2023, 8:46 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Blaine County, MT, Hill County, MT
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Lodge Creek below McRae Creek at International Boundary (LGEM8).
- Action stage
- 6 ft
- Minor stage
- 7 ft
- Moderate stage
- 9.5 ft
- Major stage
- 12 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06145500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1:35 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | Glacier, Lewis and Clark, Pondera, Teton, Toole | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.