Alert archive / Montana / Fergus County

Weather alerts in Fergus County, Montana, 2020

123 weather alerts in 2020, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.

Fergus County and its neighbors

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2020. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts
123
Warnings
34
Watches
16
Advisories
0
Busiest month
August33 alerts
Busiest day
May 20, 202012 alerts

Over time

By month

Warning verification

How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.

0 of 2 tornado warnings covering Fergus County in 2020 had a tornado report inside them.

Fergus County, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
Tornado warnings20100%0
Severe thunderstorm warnings15660%1553%18 min
Flash flood warnings00

Each office's whole area, 2020

WarningsWith a reportFalse alarm ratioReportsInside a warningMean lead time
NWS Great Falls, MT: tornado warnings20100%0
NWS Great Falls, MT: severe thunderstorm warnings652758%10844%14 min
NWS Great Falls, MT: flash flood warnings10100%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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 2, 3:09 PM MSTSnow Squall WarningTFX66 min
Jan 29, 10:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX118 min
Jan 30, 1:54 PM MSTFire Weather WatchTFX24 hr
Jan 31, 3:28 AM MSTRed Flag WarningTFX43 hr
Feb 23, 8:35 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX40 min
Mar 4, 1:22 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX38 min
Mar 4, 2:29 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX61 min
Apr 28, 2:44 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX18 hr
May 3, 1:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX28 min
May 3, 1:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX34 min
May 3, 2:10 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 7, 12:17 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX3 hr
May 7, 3:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX2 hr
May 12, 7:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX59 min
May 18, 6:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX26 min
May 18, 6:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX36 min
May 18, 7:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX43 min
May 18, 7:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX31 min
May 18, 8:46 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX29 min
May 18, 11:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX46 min
May 19, 1:36 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC114 min
May 19, 2:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
May 19, 5:10 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
May 19, 5:57 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX33 min
May 19, 7:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX36 min
May 19, 8:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX52 min
May 19, 8:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX26 min
May 19, 8:47 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX28 min
May 19, 8:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX61 min
May 19, 9:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX35 min
May 20, 1:43 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC92 min
May 20, 3:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
May 20, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX43 min
May 20, 4:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX50 min
May 20, 5:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX30 min
May 20, 5:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX34 min
May 20, 6:27 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC93 min
Jun 21, 9:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX42 min
Jun 21, 9:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX32 min
Jun 24, 9:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX43 min
Jun 24, 10:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX42 min
Jul 1, 3:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX31 min
Jul 1, 3:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX33 min
Jul 1, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX30 min
Jul 1, 6:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX46 min
Jul 3, 3:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX32 min
Jul 3, 4:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX33 min
Jul 3, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX48 min
Jul 3, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX31 min
Jul 4, 2:54 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 4, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX28 min
Jul 4, 6:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX40 min
Jul 6, 5:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX57 min
Jul 7, 12:47 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 7, 1:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 7, 2:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX32 min
Jul 7, 3:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX32 min
Jul 7, 3:33 PM MDTTornado WarningTFX27 min
Jul 7, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX46 min
Jul 7, 3:55 PM MDTTornado WarningTFX20 min
Jul 17, 2:41 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 17, 2:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX32 min
Jul 17, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX27 min
Jul 23, 5:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX42 min
Jul 23, 5:24 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Jul 23, 5:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX38 min
Jul 23, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX29 min
Jul 28, 4:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX36 min
Jul 28, 4:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX34 min
Aug 3, 12:20 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC55 min
Aug 3, 1:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX43 min
Aug 3, 1:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX65 min
Aug 3, 2:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX48 min
Aug 3, 5:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX24 min
Aug 3, 6:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX28 min
Aug 3, 10:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX50 min
Aug 5, 3:01 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX23 hr
Aug 6, 1:53 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 6, 1:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX34 min
Aug 6, 2:23 PM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX31 hr
Aug 6, 3:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX24 min
Aug 6, 3:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX19 min
Aug 6, 3:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX23 min
Aug 9, 2:27 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX21 hr
Aug 10, 11:42 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX57 hr
Aug 16, 1:48 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX38 hr
Aug 17, 8:37 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX12 hr
Aug 18, 3:29 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX65 hr
Aug 19, 8:23 PM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX25 hr
Aug 20, 2:44 PM MDTMesoscale DiscussionSPC2 hr
Aug 20, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX35 min
Aug 20, 5:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTFX38 min
Aug 20, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX36 min
Aug 20, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX30 min
Aug 20, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX47 min
Aug 20, 6:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX27 min
Aug 20, 6:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX50 min
Aug 27, 1:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX24 min
Aug 28, 4:01 AM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX11 hr
Aug 28, 2:36 PM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX33 hr
Aug 30, 2:54 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX12 hr
Aug 31, 3:09 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX66 hr
Sep 3, 2:50 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX21 hr
Sep 4, 11:21 AM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX16 hr
Sep 4, 11:21 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX33 hr
Sep 12, 3:47 AM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX24 hr
Sep 13, 3:17 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX40 hr
Sep 22, 2:46 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX24 hr
Sep 23, 2:37 PM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX30 hr
Oct 2, 9:19 AM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX29 hr
Oct 3, 1:58 PM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX31 hr
Oct 6, 3:05 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX16 hr
Oct 6, 2:15 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX18 hr
Oct 7, 7:55 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX35 hr
Oct 8, 1:57 PM MDTFire Weather WatchTFX12 hr
Oct 9, 1:46 AM MDTRed Flag WarningTFX42 hr
Oct 19, 9:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX40 min
Oct 20, 8:26 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementTFX34 min
Nov 7, 11:20 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX115 min
Nov 8, 4:47 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX118 min
Nov 8, 9:27 AM MSTMesoscale DiscussionSPC5 hr
Nov 11, 4:57 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX2 hr
Dec 22, 7:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTFX88 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

Nearby

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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.