Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Montana, 2008
48 red flag warnings in 2008. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of red flag warnings reaches back to 2005.
Red Flag Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2008. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 48
- Busiest month
- August21 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- August 1, 20084 red flag warnings
Over time
By month
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 9 hr |
| Apr 3, 10:11 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 9 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Rosebud, Treasure, Yellowstone | 17 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Apr 14, 4:38 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 6 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 19, 9:50 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:08 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 22, 3:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon | 17 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 29, 5:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more | 17 hr |
| May 16, 3:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 16 hr |
| May 17, 8:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 23 hr | |
| May 18, 4:00 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 11 more | 17 hr |
| May 19, 3:40 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Meagher | 17 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:01 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Madison and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Glacier, Liberty, Pondera, Toole | 12 hr |
| Jul 29, 3:46 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 11 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 30, 8:24 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jul 30, 9:47 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Park, Stillwater and 3 more | 12 hr |
| Jul 31, 12:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 7 hr |
| Jul 31, 8:25 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 25 hr |
| Aug 1, 3:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 1, 4:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | 20 hr | |
| Aug 1, 5:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Madison, Musselshell and 7 more | 19 hr |
| Aug 7, 3:45 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark and 8 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 17, 1:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson and 10 more | 54 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:28 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 19, 4:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Gallatin, Madison, Park, Sweet Grass | 16 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:43 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 21, 2:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Glacier, Liberty, Pondera, Toole | 6 hr |
| Aug 24, 4:42 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Aug 24, 9:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 27 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:31 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 38 hr |
| Aug 25, 3:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt and 3 more | 20 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 18 hr |
| Aug 27, 3:41 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:35 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Gallatin, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Meagher | 30 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Madison, Powell and 1 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 29, 3:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Carbon, Carter, Fallon, Gallatin, Golden Valley, Madison and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Dawson, McCone, Prairie, Richland, Wibaux | 17 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 18 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Jefferson County17
- Madison County14
- Lewis and Clark County13
- Gallatin County13
- Powell County12
- Dawson County11
- McCone County11
- Prairie County11
- Richland County11
- Wibaux County11
- Daniels County10
- Roosevelt County10
- Sheridan County10
- Valley County10
- Glacier County10
- Meagher County10
- Liberty County9
- Pondera County9
- Toole County9
- Yellowstone County9
- Big Horn County9
- Beaverhead County9
- Deer Lodge County9
- Granite County9
- Silver Bow County9
- Blaine County8
- Cascade County8
- Chouteau County8
- Fergus County8
- Hill County8
- Judith Basin County8
- Phillips County8
- Golden Valley County8
- Musselshell County8
- Rosebud County8
- Treasure County8
- Broadwater County8
- Carter County8
- Fallon County8
- Park County8
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.