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Special Weather Statement, NWS Great Falls, MT

May 16, 2023Hill County, Montana

NWS Great Falls, MT issued this special weather statement at May 16, 2023, 5:21 PM MDT for Hill 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: May 16, 2023, 5:21 PM MDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2023, 5:45 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Great Falls, MT
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 40

County Hill County, MT

The radar

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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
May 16, 3:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Chouteau, Hill, Liberty, Pondera, Teton	24 min
May 16, 3:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Cascade, Chouteau, Hill, Liberty, Teton	40 min
May 16, 4:31 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Cascade, Chouteau, Hill, Lewis and Clark, Teton	44 min
May 16, 4:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	TFX	Hill	22 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Montana, 2023 Every special weather statement in 2023

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.