Alert archive / Montana / Powell County
Weather alerts in Powell County, Montana, 2026
97 weather alerts in 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered this county.
Powell County and its neighbors
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2026. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 97
- Warnings
- 15
- Watches
- 20
- Advisories
- 19
- Busiest month
- July21 alerts
- Busiest day
- September 6, 20268 alerts
Over time
By month
Warning verification
How often warnings here had a storm report inside them, and how much warning the reports had.
Powell County, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado warnings | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Severe thunderstorm warnings | 3 | 1 | 67% | 2 | 50% | 17 min |
| Flash flood warnings | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0 |
Each office's whole area, 2026
| Warnings | With a report | False alarm ratio | Reports | Inside a warning | Mean lead time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWS Missoula, MT: severe thunderstorm warnings | 25 | 8 | 68% | 25 | 32% | 14 min |
| NWS Missoula, MT: flash flood warnings | 5 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 0% |
An office's figures cover every county it serves, including across state lines.
The year is still running; reports filed late and damage surveys can still change these figures.
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 1, 1:18 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 25 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:50 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 40 min |
| Jan 5, 1:03 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 19 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:03 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 46 hr |
| Feb 8, 10:29 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 23 hr |
| Feb 15, 12:17 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 4 days |
| Feb 22, 2:05 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 45 hr |
| Feb 24, 8:35 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 11 hr |
| Mar 3, 11:08 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 40 hr |
| Mar 6, 10:30 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MSO | 23 hr |
| Mar 7, 9:26 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MSO | 37 hr |
| Mar 9, 12:40 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MSO | 23 hr |
| Mar 10, 11:42 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | 4 days |
| Mar 10, 11:52 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | MSO | 54 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:38 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 34 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:05 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 40 min |
| Mar 15, 12:57 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 23 hr |
| Mar 24, 11:33 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | 31 hr |
| Mar 31, 10:23 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | 25 hr |
| Apr 1, 11:02 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 47 hr |
| Apr 6, 10:40 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | 34 hr |
| Apr 11, 6:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 38 min |
| Apr 12, 5:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 48 min |
| Apr 14, 11:53 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 45 hr |
| Apr 21, 1:50 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 68 hr |
| May 11, 12:00 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | 23 hr |
| May 12, 10:23 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | 35 hr |
| May 12, 10:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | 34 hr |
| May 13, 12:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| May 13, 5:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 23 min |
| May 15, 11:38 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | 60 hr |
| May 25, 5:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 28 min |
| May 25, 5:46 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| May 26, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | TFX | 40 min |
| May 28, 3:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 30 min |
| May 28, 4:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 31 min |
| May 28, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| May 28, 4:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 31 min |
| May 28, 5:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 36 min |
| May 28, 6:42 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 63 min |
| May 28, 9:01 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 89 min |
| May 29, 1:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 27 min |
| May 29, 1:30 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jun 15, 10:30 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MSO | 38 hr |
| Jun 25, 11:56 AM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | 23 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:06 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 114 min |
| Jun 26, 11:04 AM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | MSO | 70 hr |
| Jun 28, 8:49 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MSO | 2 hr |
| Jun 28, 11:14 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MSO | 16 hr |
| Jun 30, 7:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 10:15 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MSO | 10 hr |
| Jul 1, 2:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 36 min |
| Jul 1, 7:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 7:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 32 min |
| Jul 10, 10:34 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | 28 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:03 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 87 min |
| Jul 17, 2:12 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Jul 17, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 27 min |
| Jul 17, 4:17 PM MDT | Flood Watch | MSO | 3 hr |
| Jul 17, 4:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 24 min |
| Jul 17, 5:09 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MSO | 93 min |
| Jul 18, 1:36 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 84 min |
| Jul 18, 3:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 25 min |
| Jul 18, 4:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 28 min |
| Jul 18, 5:35 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 115 min |
| Jul 23, 10:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 30 min |
| Jul 29, 8:45 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | 52 hr |
| Jul 29, 10:46 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 48 hr |
| Jul 31, 11:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 64 hr |
| Jul 31, 1:11 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | 56 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | 13 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:14 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | TFX | 10 hr |
| Aug 6, 1:35 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | 8 hr |
| Aug 6, 9:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | 47 hr |
| Aug 6, 10:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | 46 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | 26 hr |
| Aug 13, 10:15 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MSO | 10 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 30 min |
| Aug 15, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 35 min |
| Aug 21, 10:39 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MSO | 22 hr |
| Aug 22, 9:08 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | 35 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:04 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 27, 2:49 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 116 min |
| Aug 29, 2:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 34 min |
| Sep 2, 11:49 AM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 24 min |
| Sep 2, 1:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | 26 min |
| Sep 2, 1:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | 21 min |
| Sep 5, 6:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 23 min |
| Sep 5, 8:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 34 min |
| Sep 6, 9:51 AM MDT | Flood Watch | MSO | 50 hr |
| Sep 6, 4:16 PM MDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | 119 min |
| Sep 6, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 25 min |
| Sep 6, 5:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | 27 min |
| Sep 6, 5:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 26 min |
| Sep 6, 5:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MSO | 28 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 Warning | 3 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 3 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 13 |
| Special Weather Statement | 30 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 1 |
| Flood Watch | 6 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Storm Warning | 2 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 14 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 8 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 7 |
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.