Alert archive / Montana / 2008
Weather alerts in Montana, January 2008
136 weather alerts in January 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in January 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 136
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 26
- Advisories
- 75
- Busiest day
- January 18, 200812 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Mountain Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2:17 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 3 days |
| Jan 1, 2:50 PM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:00 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 18 hr |
| Jan 3, 3:01 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:09 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 25 hr | |
| Jan 3, 3:41 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow | 42 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:58 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 20 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:59 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 3, 2:59 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 3:44 AM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 37 hr |
| Jan 4, 3:59 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 23 hr |
| Jan 4, 10:09 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 17 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:36 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 17 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:13 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 14 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:16 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:01 AM MST | Snow Advisory | TFX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:05 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:45 AM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:35 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 12 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:56 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 10 hr |
| Jan 9, 8:11 AM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:00 PM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 47 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:00 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more | 55 hr |
| Jan 10, 7:28 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 9 hr |
| Jan 12, 8:33 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 3 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:52 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 10 hr |
| Jan 13, 4:52 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 61 hr |
| Jan 13, 8:50 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:24 PM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 13, 2:30 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 13, 2:57 PM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 13, 11:42 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 14, 3:51 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 14, 5:06 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 14, 5:06 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 33 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:00 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 27 hr |
| Jan 14, 2:55 PM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 17 hr | |
| Jan 14, 3:01 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 26 hr | |
| Jan 14, 8:01 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Sanders | 10 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:09 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:31 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Richland and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:41 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 49 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:45 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:55 AM MST | Snow Advisory | TFX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 9:31 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 19 hr | |
| Jan 17, 2:18 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 3:51 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 24 hr |
| Jan 17, 6:30 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 18 hr |
| Jan 17, 8:25 PM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 18, 1:47 AM MST | Snow Advisory | BYZ | Carbon | 14 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:19 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 48 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:19 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 51 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:19 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 15 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:19 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 4 more | 39 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:19 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:48 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 44 hr | |
| Jan 18, 2:48 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:41 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 12 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:00 AM MST | Snow Advisory | GGW | Petroleum, Phillips | 27 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:00 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 33 hr |
| Jan 19, 4:51 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Jan 19, 2:29 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:28 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure | 24 hr |
| Jan 19, 3:28 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Fallon | 13 hr |
| Jan 20, 12:45 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | MSO | Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli | 4 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:43 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 6 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:43 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 30 hr | |
| Jan 20, 4:48 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:48 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Jan 20, 4:48 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 20, 2:33 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 7 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:01 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 21, 11:05 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 21, 2:51 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:33 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more | 15 hr |
| Jan 21, 8:46 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:03 AM MST | Snow Advisory | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:32 AM MST | Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:20 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 22, 2:26 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 5 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 22, 2:49 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Powder River and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Jan 23, 2:54 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 18 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:56 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:27 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 34 hr | |
| Jan 25, 3:48 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 5:20 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 16 hr |
| Jan 25, 8:57 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park | 7 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:16 PM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 59 hr |
| Jan 25, 9:16 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Sanders | 25 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:57 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 12 hr |
| Jan 26, 3:57 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 43 hr |
| Jan 26, 4:02 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:04 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 59 hr | |
| Jan 26, 5:45 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 2 hr |
| Jan 26, 2:55 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 26, 5:44 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Jan 26, 8:37 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 36 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:56 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and 1 more | 41 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:56 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 29 hr | |
| Jan 27, 4:10 AM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli | 29 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:40 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:57 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 2 hr |
| Jan 27, 3:56 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 27, 9:07 PM MST | Wind Chill Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 28, 4:15 AM MST | Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:15 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:15 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 5 hr | |
| Jan 28, 5:44 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 3 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:03 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:49 PM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 37 hr |
| Jan 28, 2:49 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 28, 3:07 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:09 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 7 hr | |
| Jan 28, 9:24 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | BYZ | Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Rosebud, Wheatland | 20 hr |
| Jan 28, 9:24 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud | 38 hr |
| Jan 29, 4:22 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:16 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:10 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 29, 2:28 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 19 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:29 PM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 24 hr |
| Jan 30, 4:29 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 11 hr | |
| Jan 30, 9:03 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Roosevelt, Valley | 4 hr |
| Jan 30, 12:34 PM MST | Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 2 hr | |
| Jan 30, 2:03 PM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:03 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:10 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 19 hr |
| Jan 30, 2:10 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 27 hr |
| Jan 30, 3:01 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 38 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:16 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 32 hr |
| Jan 30, 9:03 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Valley | 7 hr |
| Jan 31, 9:14 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 9 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:00 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 3 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 13 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 17 |
| Blowing Snow Advisory | 3 |
| Snow Advisory | 15 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 19 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 8 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 4 |
| Wind Chill Watch | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 17 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 10 |
| High Wind Watch | 8 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Flathead County36
- Missoula County36
- Lake County33
- Sanders County33
- Granite County28
- Ravalli County26
- Powell County20
- Mineral County18
- Park County17
- Stillwater County16
- Sweet Grass County16
- Lincoln County16
- Golden Valley County14
- Valley County13
- Wheatland County13
- Roosevelt County12
- Deer Lodge County11
- Silver Bow County11
- Daniels County11
- Dawson County10
- McCone County10
- Richland County10
- Sheridan County10
- Wibaux County10
- Phillips County9
- Big Horn County9
- Custer County9
- Fallon County9
- Rosebud County9
- Prairie County8
- Carter County8
- Musselshell County8
- Powder River County8
- Garfield County7
- Treasure County7
- Carbon County7
- Petroleum County5
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.