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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Great Falls, MT
NWS Great Falls, MT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2025, 5:56 PM MDT for 4 counties in Montana. It was in force for 58 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
- May 11, 2025, 5:56 PM MDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2025, 6:54 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Great Falls, MT
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Blaine County, MT, Chouteau County, MT, Fergus County, MT, Hill County, MT
The radar
The Great Falls radar (KTFX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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 May 11, 5:47 PM MDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 11, 5:47 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 11, 3:47 PM MDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Great Falls, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Wheatland | 56 min |
| May 10, 6:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine, Fergus | 62 min |
| May 10, 6:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Hill | 34 min |
| May 10, 6:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus, Judith Basin | 59 min |
| May 10, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Lewis and Clark | 56 min |
| May 10, 6:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine | 27 min |
| May 10, 6:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Fergus | 37 min |
| May 10, 7:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Chouteau | 55 min |
| May 10, 7:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Hill | 24 min |
| May 10, 7:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 24 min |
| May 10, 7:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Fergus | 63 min |
| May 10, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine, Hill | 37 min |
| May 10, 8:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Meagher | 44 min |
| May 10, 11:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Fergus | 50 min |
| May 11, 2:13 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Gallatin | 47 min |
| May 11, 12:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 32 min | |
| May 11, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 34 min |
| May 11, 2:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade | 32 min |
| May 11, 2:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Chouteau, Pondera, Teton | 46 min |
| May 11, 2:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 39 min | |
| May 11, 3:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Jefferson | 44 min |
| May 11, 3:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Teton | 63 min |
| May 11, 3:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade | 43 min |
| May 11, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater | 43 min |
| May 11, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Judith Basin | 45 min |
| May 11, 4:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill | 93 min |
| May 11, 4:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater | 46 min |
| May 11, 5:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Judith Basin | 59 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.