Alert archive / Montana / 2018
Weather alerts in Montana, February 2018
155 weather alerts in February 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 155
- Warnings
- 35
- Watches
- 18
- Advisories
- 74
- Busiest day
- February 4, 201814 alerts
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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, 3:15 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 44 hr | |
| Feb 1, 1:45 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 5 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:04 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Ravalli and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:22 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 2, 3:43 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie | 20 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:24 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 2, 2:43 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Sanders | 22 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:51 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Custer, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:51 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Custer, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park and 6 more | 3 days |
| Feb 2, 2:51 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon, Musselshell, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:37 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:37 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:27 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 59 hr | |
| Feb 3, 3:27 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:02 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Carter, Fallon | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:09 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Powell, Sanders and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:39 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 3, 12:48 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell | 23 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:28 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:56 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:04 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Liberty, Toole | 116 min |
| Feb 3, 6:04 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Liberty, Toole | 116 min |
| Feb 3, 8:03 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Judith Basin, Pondera and 2 more | 117 min |
| Feb 3, 8:11 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Glacier | 2 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:03 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 7 hr |
| Feb 3, 10:08 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Glacier, Judith Basin, Meagher, Pondera, Teton | 112 min |
| Feb 4, 2:56 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GGW | Petroleum | 36 hr |
| Feb 4, 2:56 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Garfield, Phillips | 29 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:44 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 4, 10:38 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Phillips, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 24 hr |
| Feb 4, 11:54 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 20 hr |
| Feb 4, 11:54 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:06 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Jefferson | 114 min |
| Feb 4, 3:16 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Custer, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:29 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 2 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:34 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 5, 7:56 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 3 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:16 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:06 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 59 hr |
| Feb 6, 6:59 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Stillwater | 61 min |
| Feb 6, 8:05 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Stillwater | 55 min |
| Feb 6, 9:03 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 57 min |
| Feb 6, 10:57 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 21 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:29 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Sanders | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:35 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 38 hr | |
| Feb 6, 2:35 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:39 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more | 35 hr |
| Feb 6, 4:55 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Yellowstone | 65 min |
| Feb 6, 5:14 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Yellowstone | 46 min |
| Feb 7, 12:14 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GGW | Garfield, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie, Valley | 39 hr |
| Feb 7, 12:14 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Richland, Roosevelt, Valley, Wibaux | 39 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:25 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:27 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:27 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 53 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:33 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 7, 3:33 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Powder River and 4 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 7, 6:48 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Fergus, Judith Basin | 57 min |
| Feb 8, 4:08 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 35 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:56 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 8, 10:20 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Teton | 25 min |
| Feb 8, 10:57 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Teton | 48 min |
| Feb 8, 11:39 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Missoula, Ravalli, Sanders | 11 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:51 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 9:16 AM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TFX | Broadwater | 10 days |
| Feb 9, 1:31 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 9, 2:51 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | TFX | 19 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:51 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 2:55 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 4 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 9, 5:20 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Granite | 55 min |
| Feb 10, 10:52 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Phillips, Prairie, Richland and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 10, 5:45 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Teton | 3 hr |
| Feb 10, 5:50 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Teton | 3 hr |
| Feb 10, 8:48 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Teton | 3 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:23 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Carbon, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 27 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:43 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 17 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:22 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:56 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 42 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:05 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure | 22 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:25 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 45 hr |
| Feb 11, 9:54 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:54 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 3:06 AM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GGW | Phillips | 9 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:48 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:41 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 12, 2:41 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 67 hr | |
| Feb 12, 8:10 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | GGW | Phillips, Valley | 14 hr |
| Feb 12, 8:34 PM MST | Wind Chill Warning | TFX | 13 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:21 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 35 hr |
| Feb 13, 9:13 AM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:48 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Richland and 3 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 13, 8:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 22 hr | |
| Feb 14, 2:33 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:05 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark | 115 min |
| Feb 14, 3:21 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark | 84 min |
| Feb 14, 5:05 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Meagher | 115 min |
| Feb 14, 6:01 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 16 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:38 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 8 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:50 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Wheatland | 12 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:03 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 20 hr | |
| Feb 15, 1:03 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 40 hr | |
| Feb 15, 3:14 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 27 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:18 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 50 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 44 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:22 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Sweet Grass | 6 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:57 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 72 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:16 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 23 hr | |
| Feb 16, 3:30 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:53 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 57 hr |
| Feb 16, 2:53 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 69 hr |
| Feb 16, 9:22 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn, Rosebud, Treasure | 113 min |
| Feb 16, 9:26 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Wheatland | 2 hr |
| Feb 16, 11:55 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud | 95 min |
| Feb 17, 2:44 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:44 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 50 hr | |
| Feb 17, 2:55 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 21 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:56 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 6 more | 66 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:13 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GGW | Petroleum, Phillips | 29 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:13 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 5 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:57 PM MST | Blizzard Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 10 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:42 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Treasure, Yellowstone | 3 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:26 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:29 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:37 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Phillips, Roosevelt, Valley | 20 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:35 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Golden Valley, Park, Wheatland | 8 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:18 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 21 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:38 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 19, 3:05 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 21 hr |
| Feb 20, 8:10 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lake, Sanders | 6 hr |
| Feb 20, 10:45 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 20, 2:25 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 21, 10:42 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 21, 12:14 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:39 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 7 hr | |
| Feb 22, 9:50 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 50 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:45 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 22, 9:31 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:54 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 61 hr | |
| Feb 23, 12:01 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 29 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:25 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 57 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:28 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 40 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:09 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Phillips | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:50 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Mineral, Missoula, Sanders | 29 hr |
| Feb 24, 6:50 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:30 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 25, 8:57 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 9 hr | |
| Feb 25, 9:01 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 3 hr |
| Feb 25, 10:29 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 25, 12:02 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | 8 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:50 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 18 hr |
| Feb 26, 3:10 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 11 hr | |
| Feb 26, 2:33 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 27, 7:37 AM MST | Blizzard Warning | TFX | 13 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 | 28 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 1 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 8 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 18 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 18 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 43 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Warning | 6 |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 26 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Phillips County28
- Valley County23
- Flathead County23
- Lake County22
- Garfield County21
- Sanders County20
- Stillwater County20
- McCone County19
- Prairie County19
- Roosevelt County19
- Dawson County18
- Sweet Grass County18
- Petroleum County17
- Park County17
- Daniels County16
- Wibaux County16
- Missoula County16
- Richland County15
- Granite County15
- Golden Valley County14
- Wheatland County14
- Powell County13
- Musselshell County13
- Powder River County12
- Rosebud County12
- Treasure County12
- Sheridan County12
- Big Horn County11
- Carbon County11
- Deer Lodge County11
- Silver Bow County11
- Mineral County10
- Ravalli County10
- Custer County10
- Carter County9
- Lincoln County9
- Fallon County8
- Fergus County7
- Teton County7
- Cascade County6
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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.