Alert archive / Montana / Dawson County
Weather alerts in Dawson County, Montana, 2012
149 weather alerts in 2012, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Dawson County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 149
- Warnings
- 53
- Watches
- 37
- Advisories
- 21
- Busiest month
- July36 alerts
- Busiest day
- July 3, 20129 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Dawson County, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 18 | 11 | 39% | 8 | 50% | 28 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 0 | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2012
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Glasgow, MT: severe thunderstorm warnings | 90 | 66 | 27% | 135 | 79% | 29 min |
| NWS Glasgow, MT: flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
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 4, 2:38 PM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| Jan 10, 2:29 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | 37 hr |
| Jan 15, 5:16 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | 28 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:11 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | 54 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:31 AM MST | High Wind Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Jan 25, 3:32 AM MST | High Wind Warning | GGW | 17 hr |
| Feb 3, 9:03 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | 26 hr |
| Feb 10, 3:04 AM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | 6 hr |
| Feb 22, 7:43 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | 6 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:27 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | 43 hr |
| Mar 1, 2:51 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | 20 hr |
| Mar 8, 2:27 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:38 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 16 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:52 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:35 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | GGW | 20 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:54 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 24 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:54 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Mar 16, 3:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 41 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:32 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 7 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:18 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| Mar 20, 3:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Mar 21, 2:34 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 30 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:26 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 2:54 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | 12 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 12 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 17 hr |
| Mar 31, 2:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 30 hr |
| Apr 3, 3:55 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 11 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 30 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:20 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | 17 hr |
| Apr 8, 3:13 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 16 hr |
| Apr 11, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 17 hr |
| Apr 20, 5:23 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | 5 hr |
| Apr 23, 2:56 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| Apr 26, 6:57 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | GGW | 5 hr |
| May 5, 2:59 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| May 6, 3:56 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | GGW | 17 hr |
| Jun 2, 9:22 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 2, 2:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jun 2, 5:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 24 min |
| Jun 2, 6:08 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 97 min |
| Jun 5, 1:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 59 min |
| Jun 8, 5:07 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 53 min |
| Jun 8, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 8, 10:38 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 67 min |
| Jun 9, 12:30 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 1:11 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 64 min |
| Jun 23, 9:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 67 min |
| Jun 23, 9:47 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 58 min |
| Jun 23, 10:39 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 51 min |
| Jun 25, 2:09 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:40 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jun 25, 6:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 62 min |
| Jun 25, 7:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 93 min |
| Jun 25, 7:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 3:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 18 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 3:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 39 min |
| Jun 26, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 7:17 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 88 min |
| Jul 1, 2:40 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 1, 4:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 1, 7:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 3:05 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 12 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:13 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 24 hr |
| Jul 3, 12:58 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 92 min |
| Jul 3, 1:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jul 3, 4:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 59 min |
| Jul 3, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 53 min |
| Jul 3, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 61 min |
| Jul 3, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 65 min |
| Jul 3, 5:15 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 2:10 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 31 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 54 min |
| Jul 13, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 28 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 59 min |
| Jul 14, 6:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 66 min |
| Jul 17, 9:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 68 min |
| Jul 17, 10:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 52 min |
| Jul 17, 11:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 60 min |
| Jul 17, 11:41 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GGW | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | GGW | 3 hr |
| Jul 21, 4:25 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 65 min |
| Jul 21, 4:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 23, 11:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 59 min |
| Jul 24, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 60 min |
| Jul 24, 2:04 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 86 min |
| Jul 24, 2:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 2:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 22 min |
| Jul 24, 3:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 61 min |
| Jul 24, 5:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 38 min |
| Jul 28, 8:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 65 min |
| Jul 28, 10:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 54 min |
| Jul 31, 9:46 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 30 hr |
| Aug 2, 10:36 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 54 min |
| Aug 2, 1:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 1:44 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 2:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Aug 2, 2:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 6:10 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 95 min |
| Aug 13, 3:29 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:53 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | 64 min |
| Aug 14, 3:42 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 17 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:27 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Aug 23, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 33 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:49 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 12 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:57 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 18 hr |
| Aug 28, 3:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 43 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 12 hr |
| Aug 31, 2:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 66 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:41 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 12 hr |
| Sep 3, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 29 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:28 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 48 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 3 days |
| Sep 12, 3:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 16 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:29 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 24 hr |
| Sep 13, 3:58 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 16 hr |
| Sep 13, 2:16 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 30 hr |
| Sep 18, 3:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 18 hr |
| Sep 18, 2:32 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 12 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 16 hr |
| Sep 19, 2:36 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 13 hr |
| Oct 1, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 24 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GGW | 23 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:07 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | GGW | 12 hr |
| Oct 15, 3:07 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | GGW | 53 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 12 hr |
| Oct 30, 12:44 AM MDT | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | 8 hr |
| Nov 4, 10:16 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | 10 hr |
| Nov 5, 1:12 PM MST | High Wind Warning | GGW | 5 hr |
| Nov 5, 3:09 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | GGW | 48 hr |
| Nov 7, 3:03 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | GGW | 3 days |
| Nov 9, 5:17 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Nov 11, 1:48 PM MST | Wind Chill Advisory | GGW | 14 hr |
| Nov 24, 5:03 AM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | GGW | 4 hr |
| Dec 1, 3:16 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | 15 hr |
| Dec 7, 2:46 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | 29 hr |
| Dec 8, 8:24 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 4 hr |
| Dec 12, 10:04 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | GGW | 9 hr |
| Dec 13, 6:14 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | 27 hr |
| Dec 15, 10:50 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | GGW | 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 18 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 7 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Special Weather Statement | 18 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Advisory | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Freezing Rain Advisory | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 6 |
| Cold | |
| Wind Chill Advisory | 5 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 6 |
| High Wind Watch | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 28 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 24 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 7 |
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.