Alert archive / Montana / 2017
Weather alerts in Montana, February 2017
129 weather alerts in February 2017, 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 February 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 129
- Warnings
- 22
- Watches
- 14
- Advisories
- 55
- Busiest day
- February 8, 201714 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2:36 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow | 23 hr |
| Feb 1, 3:22 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 24 hr |
| Feb 1, 6:15 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 2, 1:54 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 69 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:50 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:11 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 3, 5:53 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 82 min |
| Feb 3, 7:33 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 87 min |
| Feb 3, 1:27 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:25 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:25 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 33 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:30 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 72 hr | |
| Feb 4, 3:09 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 255 days |
| Feb 4, 3:09 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 59 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:53 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 26 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:54 AM MST | Blizzard Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 12 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:25 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 5, 4:05 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 47 hr | |
| Feb 5, 2:45 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 20 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:45 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 30 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:09 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:37 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 53 min |
| Feb 6, 4:42 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Powell | 93 min |
| Feb 6, 5:16 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 119 min |
| Feb 6, 7:14 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Treasure, Yellowstone | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:06 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon | 114 min |
| Feb 6, 9:10 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 9:58 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:04 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn, Powder River | 56 min |
| Feb 7, 4:13 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Powder River and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 9:24 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:05 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:07 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | MSO | Ravalli | 4 days |
| Feb 7, 2:24 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Sanders | 29 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:09 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 7, 5:21 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 10 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:50 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GGW | Daniels, Sheridan, Valley | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:30 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 72 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:49 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:59 AM MST | High Wind Watch | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 255 days |
| Feb 8, 8:47 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 118 min |
| Feb 8, 10:50 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 115 min |
| Feb 8, 11:42 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 32 hr |
| Feb 8, 11:42 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula and 4 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:25 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 21 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:25 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Richland and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 8, 2:17 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 39 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:49 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 22 hr | |
| Feb 8, 3:49 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 22 hr | |
| Feb 9, 5:50 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Musselshell, Treasure | 85 min |
| Feb 9, 7:40 AM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | BYZ | Custer, Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure | 8 hr |
| Feb 9, 11:23 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 50 hr |
| Feb 9, 3:13 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | BYZ | Park | 36 hr |
| Feb 9, 7:35 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | Beaverhead, Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 9, 8:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Sanders | 13 hr |
| Feb 9, 10:57 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | Cascade, Glacier, Lewis and Clark, Pondera, Teton, Toole | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 7:21 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 114 min |
| Feb 10, 9:33 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 3 hr |
| Feb 10, 11:57 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and 2 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:21 PM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | Phillips | 7 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:57 PM MST | High Wind Warning | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 20 hr |
| Feb 10, 9:13 PM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 10, 10:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Silver Bow | 12 hr |
| Feb 10, 10:43 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:50 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | BYZ | Musselshell | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:13 AM MST | Flood Watch | TFX | 59 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:06 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | MSO | Ravalli | 3 days |
| Feb 14, 7:54 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 52 hr |
| Feb 15, 10:30 AM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 4 hr |
| Feb 15, 8:04 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Sanders | 13 hr |
| Feb 16, 7:50 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade | 40 min |
| Feb 16, 8:01 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Jefferson | 44 min |
| Feb 16, 9:09 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater, Judith Basin, Meagher | 51 min |
| Feb 16, 10:08 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 52 min |
| Feb 17, 4:52 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 58 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:26 AM MST | Flood Watch | GGW | Dawson, Prairie, Richland, Sheridan, Valley | 8 days |
| Feb 19, 5:32 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater | 58 min |
| Feb 19, 7:00 AM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | TFX | 4 hr | |
| Feb 19, 11:31 AM MST | Areal Flood Warning | GGW | Dawson | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:49 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Missoula | 26 min |
| Feb 19, 4:41 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher | 79 min |
| Feb 19, 5:47 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 13 hr |
| Feb 19, 6:15 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Missoula | 45 min |
| Feb 19, 7:21 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Missoula | 39 min |
| Feb 19, 7:31 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 44 min |
| Feb 19, 8:31 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade | 59 min |
| Feb 19, 9:22 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Chouteau, Judith Basin, Meagher | 38 min |
| Feb 19, 11:49 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Hill, Liberty | 56 min |
| Feb 20, 2:29 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 42 hr |
| Feb 20, 3:44 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 16 hr | |
| Feb 20, 7:46 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 20, 8:23 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:50 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Powder River, Rosebud, Wheatland | 18 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:15 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 15 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:30 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:39 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 21, 3:49 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | Phillips | 11 hr |
| Feb 21, 11:24 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Sanders | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 1:30 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Treasure | 60 min |
| Feb 21, 2:38 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Custer | 67 min |
| Feb 21, 2:41 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Phillips | 29 hr |
| Feb 21, 2:46 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 37 hr | |
| Feb 21, 3:45 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Custer | 45 min |
| Feb 21, 8:16 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:21 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 48 hr |
| Feb 22, 3:06 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 11 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:44 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 25 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:44 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Rosebud and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:10 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:16 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Musselshell, Yellowstone | 89 min |
| Feb 24, 7:53 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Stillwater, Treasure, Yellowstone | 112 min |
| Feb 25, 2:13 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Jefferson | 77 min |
| Feb 25, 1:58 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:16 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 44 hr | |
| Feb 25, 5:29 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Sweet Grass | 2 hr |
| Feb 25, 7:12 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 11 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:12 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Richland | 35 hr |
| Feb 26, 10:01 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Teton | 44 min |
| Feb 26, 10:30 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Lewis and Clark | 30 min |
| Feb 26, 11:00 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Lewis and Clark | 30 min |
| Feb 27, 2:39 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 14 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:39 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 27, 10:50 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Liberty, Pondera | 40 min |
| Feb 28, 4:05 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 22 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:14 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli, Silver Bow | 30 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:17 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula and 3 more | 46 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:27 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 46 hr | |
| Feb 28, 2:48 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 26 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:48 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 24 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 | 38 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 4 |
| Flood Watch | 2 |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 8 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 8 |
| Blizzard Watch | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 7 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 3 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 35 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 1 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 7 |
| High Wind Watch | 4 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| 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 County23
- Lake County22
- Flathead County20
- Sanders County20
- Sweet Grass County18
- Stillwater County17
- Lincoln County16
- Granite County15
- Ravalli County15
- Powell County14
- Mineral County14
- Park County13
- Carbon County12
- Phillips County12
- Valley County11
- Golden Valley County10
- Musselshell County10
- Wheatland County9
- Lewis and Clark County9
- Deer Lodge County8
- Silver Bow County8
- Sheridan County7
- Daniels County6
- Richland County6
- Dawson County5
- Garfield County5
- Petroleum County5
- Roosevelt County5
- Treasure County5
- Big Horn County5
- Cascade County5
- McCone County4
- Yellowstone County4
- Rosebud County4
- Broadwater County4
- Jefferson County4
- Meagher County4
- Prairie County3
- Powder River County3
- Custer County3
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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.