Alert archive / Montana / 2020
Weather alerts in Montana, February 2020
103 weather alerts in February 2020, 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 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 103
- Warnings
- 24
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 36
- Busiest day
- February 24, 202022 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, 3:49 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 53 hr | |
| Feb 1, 9:01 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:04 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Powell and 3 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:15 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 56 hr |
| Feb 1, 2:15 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Powder River and 5 more | 49 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:24 AM MST | High Wind Watch | TFX | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 1:50 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TFX | 38 hr | |
| Feb 3, 2:11 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Granite, Missoula, Ravalli | 24 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:26 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 43 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:27 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 48 hr |
| Feb 4, 4:04 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell, Silver Bow | 24 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:48 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Granite, Powell, Silver Bow | 66 hr |
| Feb 4, 1:48 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral and 5 more | 71 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:38 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 4 days |
| Feb 5, 3:47 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 58 hr | |
| Feb 5, 3:47 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 58 hr | |
| Feb 5, 10:05 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and 2 more | 52 hr |
| Feb 5, 1:21 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 43 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:02 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 1:00 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Judith Basin | 60 min |
| Feb 7, 2:00 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula and 4 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:07 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 8, 1:04 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | TFX | 25 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:05 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 8, 7:05 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Gallatin, Meagher | 55 min |
| Feb 8, 7:14 AM MST | Snow Squall Warning | TFX | Gallatin | 31 min |
| Feb 8, 7:36 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Park, Sweet Grass | 39 min |
| Feb 8, 7:58 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Gallatin, Madison | 92 min |
| Feb 8, 8:19 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Yellowstone | 41 min |
| Feb 8, 1:46 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Missoula, Powell | 6 hr |
| Feb 8, 3:53 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Missoula | 37 min |
| Feb 8, 5:13 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 3 hr | |
| Feb 8, 5:18 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Granite, Missoula | 27 min |
| Feb 8, 5:38 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Granite, Missoula | 52 min |
| Feb 8, 7:01 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Missoula | 44 min |
| Feb 9, 8:15 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 9, 11:30 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon | 22 hr |
| Feb 10, 4:23 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Missoula, Ravalli | 5 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:08 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Sweet Grass | 29 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:08 PM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 29 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:45 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 5 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 11, 2:59 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 32 hr | |
| Feb 11, 3:06 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Phillips, Prairie and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 11, 10:17 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade, Judith Basin, Teton | 88 min |
| Feb 12, 3:14 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Powell, Ravalli and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:17 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Phillips, Prairie, Richland and 4 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:31 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon | 19 hr |
| Feb 13, 2:20 AM MST | Wind Advisory | BYZ | Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 31 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:28 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 13, 3:45 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula and 4 more | 4 days |
| Feb 13, 7:23 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Park | 82 min |
| Feb 14, 8:07 AM MST | Snow Squall Warning | TFX | Gallatin | 53 min |
| Feb 14, 9:44 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 65 hr | |
| Feb 14, 1:19 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 56 min |
| Feb 14, 1:53 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Blaine, Hill | 82 min |
| Feb 14, 2:17 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass | 23 hr |
| Feb 14, 3:20 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Phillips | 55 min |
| Feb 14, 6:17 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Missoula | 43 min |
| Feb 15, 1:18 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 39 hr |
| Feb 15, 1:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Park | 45 hr |
| Feb 16, 8:54 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Missoula | 36 min |
| Feb 16, 8:15 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Granite, Missoula | 60 min |
| Feb 16, 9:14 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Granite, Missoula | 61 min |
| Feb 17, 9:10 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 1:30 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Sheridan, Valley | 21 hr |
| Feb 17, 3:57 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Treasure | 33 min |
| Feb 17, 4:58 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Judith Basin | 32 min |
| Feb 17, 5:24 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade | 81 min |
| Feb 17, 6:52 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 83 min |
| Feb 18, 5:19 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Yellowstone | 71 min |
| Feb 18, 1:45 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Phillips, Richland, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 21 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:39 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | TFX | 57 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:43 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Missoula, Powell and 2 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:53 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 48 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:50 PM MST | High Wind Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 30 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:11 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River and 4 more | 43 hr |
| Feb 23, 5:26 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Ravalli | 49 min |
| Feb 23, 5:51 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Ravalli | 54 min |
| Feb 23, 6:07 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Beaverhead | 23 min |
| Feb 23, 6:10 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge, Silver Bow | 35 min |
| Feb 23, 6:13 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Powell | 62 min |
| Feb 23, 6:23 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 67 min |
| Feb 23, 6:26 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | MSO | Silver Bow | 54 min |
| Feb 23, 6:35 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Beaverhead | 25 min |
| Feb 23, 6:45 PM MST | Snow Squall Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Jefferson, Meagher | 30 min |
| Feb 23, 7:10 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Beaverhead, Broadwater, Cascade, Jefferson, Meagher | 50 min |
| Feb 23, 7:17 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater | 28 min |
| Feb 23, 7:47 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Broadwater, Cascade, Gallatin, Judith Basin, Madison, Meagher | 43 min |
| Feb 23, 7:50 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | Missoula | 40 min |
| Feb 23, 8:12 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Park, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 63 min |
| Feb 23, 8:35 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Fergus, Gallatin, Judith Basin, Madison, Meagher | 40 min |
| Feb 23, 9:17 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater, Sweet Grass and 1 more | 88 min |
| Feb 23, 10:45 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure | 90 min |
| Feb 23, 11:55 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon | 50 min |
| Feb 24, 1:48 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn, Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure | 102 min |
| Feb 24, 3:39 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Big Horn, Rosebud, Treasure | 111 min |
| Feb 24, 3:27 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BYZ | Carter | 19 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:28 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade | 62 min |
| Feb 25, 5:43 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | Cascade | 92 min |
| Feb 25, 11:38 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Fallon | 4 hr |
| Feb 26, 6:58 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BYZ | Big Horn, Powder River, Rosebud | 13 hr |
| Feb 28, 2:51 PM MST | High Wind Warning | TFX | 21 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:53 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | BYZ | Carbon, Stillwater, Yellowstone | 52 min |
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 | 37 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 13 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 5 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 29 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 4 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 4 |
| High Wind Watch | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Missoula County21
- Sweet Grass County18
- Carbon County16
- Granite County15
- Park County15
- Stillwater County15
- Big Horn County13
- Ravalli County12
- Powell County11
- Wheatland County11
- Lake County9
- Silver Bow County9
- Deer Lodge County8
- Rosebud County8
- Sanders County7
- Mineral County6
- Golden Valley County6
- Yellowstone County6
- Phillips County6
- Valley County6
- Treasure County6
- Gallatin County6
- Cascade County6
- Flathead County5
- Musselshell County5
- Powder River County5
- Judith Basin County5
- Carter County5
- Fallon County5
- Meagher County5
- Daniels County5
- Sheridan County5
- Dawson County4
- McCone County4
- Prairie County4
- Wibaux County4
- Custer County4
- Richland County4
- Roosevelt County4
- Broadwater County4
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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.