Alert archive / Montana / 2012
Weather alerts in Montana, September 2012
55 weather alerts in September 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 September 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 55
- Warnings
- 25
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 8
- Busiest day
- September 2, 20126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 3:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Missoula and 1 more | 19 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:37 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 30 hr |
| Sep 1, 4:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Park, Sweet Grass | 49 min |
| Sep 1, 4:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Gallatin | 46 min |
| Sep 1, 5:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Park, Sweet Grass | 65 min |
| Sep 1, 6:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Phillips | 55 min |
| Sep 1, 6:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Phillips | 62 min |
| Sep 1, 7:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 67 min |
| Sep 1, 7:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Valley | 64 min |
| Sep 1, 8:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | McCone | 65 min |
| Sep 2, 1:38 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Sep 3, 2:41 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 4 more | 40 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 29 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:35 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 29 hr |
| Sep 5, 11:32 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 24 hr |
| Sep 6, 7:44 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 3 hr |
| Sep 6, 3:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 22 hr |
| Sep 7, 4:01 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:06 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 4 days |
| Sep 7, 2:28 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 48 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:38 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 59 hr | |
| Sep 7, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 4 days |
| Sep 8, 8:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lake and 8 more | 63 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:05 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 24 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 3 days |
| Sep 9, 1:42 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Missoula, Ravalli | 34 hr |
| Sep 9, 1:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Ravalli | 31 hr |
| Sep 9, 2:41 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 32 hr | |
| Sep 10, 3:13 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 42 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:48 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 47 hr |
| Sep 10, 9:48 AM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 10 hr |
| Sep 11, 11:57 AM MDT | Freeze Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 46 hr |
| Sep 12, 3:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 12, 1:31 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:29 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:31 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 13, 4:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon | 15 hr |
| Sep 13, 1:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 32 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:07 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Phillips, Prairie, Richland and 4 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:32 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Glacier, Liberty, Pondera, Toole | 5 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:24 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 28 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:36 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Sep 29, 2:22 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Sep 30, 3:57 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 25 hr |
| Sep 30, 4:07 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 30, 11:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Missoula, Powell | 35 hr |
| Sep 30, 2:12 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | TFX | 46 hr | |
| Sep 30, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Glacier, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Liberty and 4 more | 48 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 | |
| Special Weather Statement | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 1 |
| Cold | |
| Freeze Warning | 2 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 3 |
| High Wind Watch | 3 |
| Lake Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Wind Advisory | 2 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 20 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 11 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Phillips County20
- Valley County18
- McCone County17
- Garfield County12
- Petroleum County12
- Dawson County12
- Prairie County12
- Richland County12
- Wibaux County12
- Flathead County10
- Lake County10
- Daniels County10
- Roosevelt County10
- Sheridan County10
- Glacier County9
- Powell County9
- Lewis and Clark County8
- Gallatin County8
- Ravalli County8
- Missoula County7
- Jefferson County7
- Liberty County7
- Pondera County7
- Toole County7
- Carter County6
- Custer County6
- Fallon County6
- Madison County6
- Cascade County6
- Fergus County6
- Judith Basin County6
- Meagher County6
- Teton County6
- Park County5
- Sweet Grass County5
- Big Horn County5
- Powder River County5
- Rosebud County5
- Treasure County5
- Sanders 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. Rebuilt daily.