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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Great Falls, MT

June 5, 2023Hill County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2023, 1:40 PM MDT for Hill County, Montana. It was in force for 23 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
Jun 5, 2023, 1:40 PM MDT (19:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2023, 2:03 PM MDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Great Falls, MT
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Hill County, MT

The radar

The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 5, 11:55 AM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 11:55 AM MDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:04 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:36 PM MDT, 4 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:37 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
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      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 5, 1:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXJudith Basin41 min
Jun 5, 1:31 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTFXJudith Basin3 hr
Jun 5, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXChouteau39 min
Jun 5, 1:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXHill38 min
Jun 5, 1:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXJudith Basin30 min
Jun 5, 2:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFXBlaine, Chouteau, Fergus31 min
Jun 5, 2:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTFXChouteau2 hr
Jun 5, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXChouteau35 min
Jun 5, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXLewis and Clark48 min
Jun 5, 5:01 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryTFXLewis and Clark119 min
Jun 5, 5:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFXLewis and Clark48 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.