Alert archive / Montana / Broadwater County
Weather alerts in Broadwater County, Montana, 2021
85 weather alerts in 2021, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Broadwater County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2021. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 85
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 7
- Advisories
- 4
- Busiest month
- July31 alerts
- Busiest day
- August 2, 20216 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Broadwater County, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 0 | 5 | 0% | |||
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Each office's whole area, 2021
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Great Falls, MT: tornado warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0% | |
| NWS Great Falls, MT: severe thunderstorm warnings | 65 | 27 | 58% | 96 | 41% | 12 min |
| NWS Great Falls, MT: flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 0% | |
| NWS Billings, MT: severe thunderstorm warnings | 51 | 23 | 55% | 84 | 42% | 18 min |
| NWS Billings, MT: flash flood warnings | 2 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Glasgow, MT: tornado warnings | 4 | 0 | 100% | 0 | ||
| NWS Glasgow, MT: severe thunderstorm warnings | 87 | 53 | 39% | 188 | 74% | 29 min |
| NWS Glasgow, MT: flash flood warnings | 1 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 20% | 4 min |
| NWS Missoula, MT: severe thunderstorm warnings | 14 | 6 | 57% | 26 | 42% | 11 min |
| NWS Missoula, MT: flash flood warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 6 | 33% | 73 min |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
Verified by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow, which matches each storm-based warning with the local storm reports inside its polygon while it was in force, within 15 km of its edge: a tornado warning counts as verified on a tornado report, a severe thunderstorm warning on hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more, or wind damage, a flash flood warning on a flash flood report. The false alarm ratio is the share of warnings with no such report; "inside a warning" is the probability of detection, the share of reports that fell inside one; lead time runs from the warning's issue to each report inside it, counting zero for a report that came first. A warning with no report is not proof nothing happened: reports come from spotters, the public and damage surveys, and are thin where few people live.
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 | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2:29 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 5:39 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 3 hr |
| Jan 10, 8:44 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 2 hr |
| Jan 13, 6:50 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | 48 hr |
| Jan 15, 6:54 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | 4 days |
| Jan 29, 5:48 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 117 min |
| Feb 23, 3:03 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 42 min |
| Mar 19, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 58 min |
| Mar 27, 2:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 41 hr |
| Mar 29, 7:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 58 min |
| Mar 31, 2:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 30 hr |
| May 7, 2:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| May 14, 3:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 38 min |
| May 14, 4:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 1:59 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 38 hr |
| Jun 14, 2:27 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 4, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 26 min |
| Jul 4, 3:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 31 min |
| Jul 4, 4:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 28 min |
| Jul 4, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 26 min |
| Jul 7, 2:03 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 117 min |
| Jul 7, 3:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 7, 3:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 44 min |
| Jul 7, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 1:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 33 min |
| Jul 9, 2:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 24 min |
| Jul 11, 12:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 20 hr |
| Jul 13, 10:49 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 1:32 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 35 min |
| Jul 15, 6:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 56 min |
| Jul 16, 7:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 45 min |
| Jul 18, 1:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 31 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 22 min |
| Jul 20, 5:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 1:26 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 25 hr |
| Jul 21, 1:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 56 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 6:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 29 min |
| Jul 21, 6:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 28 min |
| Jul 22, 1:50 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 26 min |
| Jul 22, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 36 min |
| Jul 23, 8:58 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 29 hr |
| Jul 29, 5:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 39 min |
| Jul 29, 6:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 29 min |
| Aug 1, 6:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 52 min |
| Aug 2, 1:20 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 25 min |
| Aug 2, 1:25 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 1:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 35 min |
| Aug 2, 2:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 27 min |
| Aug 2, 2:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TFX | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 33 hr |
| Aug 5, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 36 min |
| Aug 5, 5:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 5:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 25 min |
| Aug 5, 5:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 23 min |
| Aug 6, 2:21 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 20 hr |
| Aug 7, 10:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 33 hr |
| Aug 8, 1:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 79 min |
| Aug 8, 2:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 83 min |
| Aug 14, 3:39 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 11 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 54 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:21 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Aug 17, 2:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 52 min |
| Aug 17, 3:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 7:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 37 min |
| Aug 21, 8:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 41 min |
| Aug 21, 8:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 38 min |
| Aug 30, 5:57 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 63 min |
| Sep 4, 2:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 30 hr |
| Sep 5, 2:10 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 18 hr |
| Sep 5, 3:21 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 30 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:32 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 22 hr |
| Sep 8, 12:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 32 hr |
| Sep 10, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 43 min |
| Sep 10, 8:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 36 min |
| Sep 10, 8:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 32 min |
| Sep 16, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 55 hr |
| Sep 18, 11:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 26 min |
| Oct 4, 9:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 35 hr |
| Oct 6, 3:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 35 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 6 |
| Special Weather Statement | 53 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 4 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 15 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 6 |
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.