Alert archive / Montana / 2008
Weather alerts in Montana, March 2008
71 weather alerts in March 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 March 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 71
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 11
- Advisories
- 38
- Busiest day
- March 3, 20088 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:23 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:57 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 2:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Ravalli | 15 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:30 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 55 hr | |
| Mar 2, 3:27 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 32 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:49 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Park, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 12 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:55 AM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:55 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Silver Bow | 42 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:55 AM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 3, 5:45 AM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 39 hr | |
| Mar 3, 5:45 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 39 hr | |
| Mar 3, 10:26 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 36 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:46 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 30 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:17 PM MST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 9:17 PM MST | Snow Advisory | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Rosebud, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 10:07 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 10 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:54 PM MST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:08 AM MST | Snow Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure | 15 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 59 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:34 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:29 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:30 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Mar 16, 1:50 PM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 20 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:18 PM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 19 hr |
| Mar 17, 4:55 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 9 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:08 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 34 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:47 AM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:14 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow | 16 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:56 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | TFX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:49 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:24 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | GGW | Garfield | 2 hr |
| Mar 21, 4:11 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie, Richland and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 21, 3:17 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn | 18 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:48 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 23, 3:56 AM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:07 AM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:07 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 26 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:24 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 7 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:37 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 17 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:40 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 20 hr | |
| Mar 24, 3:25 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 15 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:39 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:17 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | TFX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:57 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Park, Powder River and 2 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:02 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 8 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:06 PM MDT | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Granite, Missoula, Ravalli | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:06 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Powell, Sanders | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:30 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | BYZ | Rosebud | 6 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:10 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 14 hr |
| Mar 27, 2:35 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 27, 2:45 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Prairie, Valley | 19 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:38 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | BYZ | Custer | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:02 AM MDT | Heavy Snow Warning | TFX | 38 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:02 AM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:02 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 41 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:20 AM MDT | Heavy Snow Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 34 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:20 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:16 PM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Phillips, Sheridan, Valley | 30 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:17 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 29, 2:45 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Wheatland | 3 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:54 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:27 PM MDT | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 2 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:38 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:42 AM MDT | Snow Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow | 32 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:23 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:23 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Park, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:11 PM MDT | Heavy Snow Warning | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:11 PM MDT | Snow Advisory | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Mar 31, 5:30 AM MDT | Heavy Snow Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 15 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 | 1 |
| Heavy Snow Warning | 6 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 |
| Snow Advisory | 22 |
| Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | 12 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 6 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 2 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 1 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Missoula County19
- Granite County16
- Ravalli County14
- Lake County13
- Sanders County13
- Park County11
- Sweet Grass County11
- Mineral County11
- Flathead County10
- Wheatland County10
- Stillwater County9
- Powell County8
- Golden Valley County7
- Carbon County6
- Valley County6
- Lincoln County5
- Rosebud County5
- Garfield County5
- McCone County5
- Phillips County5
- Prairie County5
- Deer Lodge County4
- Silver Bow County4
- Big Horn County4
- Carter County4
- Powder River County4
- Dawson County4
- Richland County4
- Roosevelt County4
- Wibaux County4
- Daniels County4
- Sheridan County4
- Custer County3
- Musselshell County3
- Treasure County2
- Petroleum County2
- Blaine County1
- Cascade County1
- Chouteau County1
- Fergus County1
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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.