Alert archive / Montana / 2012
Weather alerts in Montana, March 2012
134 weather alerts in March 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 134
- Warnings
- 45
- Watches
- 30
- Advisories
- 47
- Busiest day
- March 19, 201210 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, 2:18 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan and 1 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:45 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 1, 2:51 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:21 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 4 days | |
| Mar 2, 11:20 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 26 hr |
| Mar 2, 11:20 AM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli | 19 hr |
| Mar 2, 1:20 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 44 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:29 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 18 hr | |
| Mar 3, 9:22 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 1:03 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 8 hr | |
| Mar 4, 3:09 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 37 hr |
| Mar 5, 1:30 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 5, 2:39 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 5, 3:03 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 32 hr |
| Mar 5, 5:10 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 17 hr | |
| Mar 5, 8:02 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Carbon | 8 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:29 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 5 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:38 PM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 1:41 PM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 31 hr | |
| Mar 8, 2:01 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:27 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:53 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 36 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:38 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:46 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 9, 10:06 AM MST | High Wind Warning | GGW | Phillips | 4 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:30 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 38 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:06 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin, Jefferson and 3 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 11, 10:36 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 53 hr | |
| Mar 12, 12:04 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:22 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:49 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:52 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:44 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 22 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:35 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:15 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 17 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 14, 3:37 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 11 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:29 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 49 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:52 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 47 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:08 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 9 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:23 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:54 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 4 days |
| Mar 15, 2:53 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 8:15 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MSO | Lincoln | 13 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:12 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 7 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:02 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Granite, Missoula, Ravalli | 8 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:02 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 46 hr |
| Mar 16, 9:28 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 69 hr | |
| Mar 16, 10:33 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow | 61 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:33 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 34 hr | |
| Mar 17, 8:32 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 7 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:30 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | Phillips | 11 hr |
| Mar 18, 12:59 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli | 23 hr |
| Mar 18, 1:37 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 28 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:20 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GGW | Phillips | 13 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:20 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips | 13 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:25 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 21 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:25 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Rosebud, Stillwater and 2 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:57 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Blaine, Carbon, Chouteau, Fergus, Golden Valley, Hill and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:49 AM MDT | Blizzard Warning | GGW | Petroleum, Phillips | 16 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:49 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | GGW | Garfield, Phillips | 16 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:49 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Valley | 16 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:56 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Mar 19, 7:59 AM MDT | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:18 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:22 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 40 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:38 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 41 hr | |
| Mar 19, 2:54 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more | 66 hr |
| Mar 19, 6:15 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 3 hr | |
| Mar 20, 3:23 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 54 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:41 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 11 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:29 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 8 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:25 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 43 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 8:02 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 20 hr | |
| Mar 21, 2:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 22, 4:06 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 5 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:49 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 7 hr |
| Mar 23, 2:46 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 23, 2:46 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 24, 9:21 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TFX | 27 hr | |
| Mar 24, 8:02 PM MDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Mar 25, 3:26 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:15 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 25, 6:50 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:46 PM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Mar 26, 2:54 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | Dawson, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:05 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River | 11 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:43 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 5 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:56 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Carter | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:23 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 29 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Stillwater | 63 min |
| Mar 26, 5:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Powder River | 52 min |
| Mar 26, 5:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carter | 59 min |
| Mar 26, 6:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Musselshell, Yellowstone | 57 min |
| Mar 26, 6:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Musselshell, Yellowstone | 70 min |
| Mar 26, 6:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 11:38 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River | 6 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:38 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 14 hr |
| Mar 28, 6:24 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | Daniels, McCone, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan and 1 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Lake | 60 min |
| Mar 28, 2:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Granite, Missoula | 60 min |
| Mar 28, 2:23 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 38 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 54 min |
| Mar 28, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Chouteau, Judith Basin, Meagher | 46 min |
| Mar 29, 3:57 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 41 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:22 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 28 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:49 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 29, 9:07 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MSO | Lincoln, Mineral, Sanders | 48 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:26 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 32 hr | |
| Mar 30, 3:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 65 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:58 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 17 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:30 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 9 hr | |
| Mar 30, 8:25 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 28 hr |
| Mar 30, 8:29 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 9 hr |
| Mar 30, 2:42 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 30, 6:01 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 3 hr |
| Mar 30, 9:10 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 35 hr | |
| Mar 30, 9:16 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 6 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 16 hr |
| Mar 31, 4:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Phillips | 10 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:16 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 49 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:45 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Granite, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 23 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Special Weather Statement | 10 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 11 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 4 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 25 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 15 |
| High Wind Watch | 12 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 6 |
| Wind Advisory | 8 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 17 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 14 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 4 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Phillips County32
- McCone County25
- Valley County22
- Garfield County19
- Richland County19
- Petroleum County19
- Dawson County18
- Wibaux County18
- Stillwater County18
- Granite County17
- Prairie County17
- Missoula County15
- Park County15
- Sweet Grass County15
- Ravalli County13
- Daniels County12
- Roosevelt County12
- Sheridan County12
- Lake County12
- Carter County12
- Musselshell County12
- Sanders County11
- Powell County11
- Powder River County11
- Wheatland County11
- Flathead County10
- Chouteau County10
- Big Horn County10
- Custer County10
- Fallon County10
- Golden Valley County10
- Mineral County9
- Carbon County9
- Fergus County9
- Judith Basin County9
- Rosebud County9
- Treasure County9
- Deer Lodge County8
- Silver Bow County8
- Lewis and Clark County8
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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. Rebuilt daily.