Alert archive / Montana / Red Flag Warnings
Red Flag Warnings in Montana, 2017
79 red flag warnings in 2017. 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 2017. Tap one for its archive.
- Red Flag Warnings
- 79
- Busiest month
- July26 red flag warnings
- Busiest day
- July 20, 20175 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 1:18 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Roosevelt and 2 more | 31 hr |
| May 28, 2:48 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:12 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 31 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:22 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Hill, Phillips | 30 hr |
| Jul 4, 7:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 25 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 7 more | 23 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 38 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:43 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Hill, Phillips | 32 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:20 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:30 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Golden Valley, Musselshell, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Phillips | 17 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 13, 3:04 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 3 days |
| Jul 14, 2:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 10 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Lincoln and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:48 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 4 more | 33 hr |
| Jul 19, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Madison and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:05 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 42 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:17 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Golden Valley, Musselshell, Rosebud, Sweet Grass, Treasure, Wheatland | 42 hr |
| Jul 20, 3:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 42 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 54 hr |
| Jul 20, 2:58 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 22, 3:07 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Carter, Custer, Fallon, Rosebud, Treasure | 18 hr |
| Jul 22, 2:56 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 22, 9:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Prairie and 3 more | 58 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:28 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 31 hr |
| Jul 23, 2:39 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Gallatin, Glacier, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Liberty and 5 more | 30 hr |
| Jul 24, 3:08 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Granite, Lewis and Clark, Mineral, Missoula, Powell and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Jul 29, 2:46 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill, Lewis and Clark and 5 more | 31 hr |
| Jul 31, 2:40 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Lake, Lewis and Clark, Missoula and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Jul 31, 9:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Powell | 29 hr |
| Aug 11, 1:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson and 10 more | 56 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:22 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Aug 16, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 11 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:14 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:44 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 4 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 16, 2:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin and 2 more | 29 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:09 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 51 hr |
| Aug 17, 11:56 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson and 9 more | 57 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Missoula and 3 more | 31 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 28 hr |
| Aug 19, 3:28 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Powell | 18 hr |
| Aug 23, 3:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Cascade, Fergus, Glacier, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Liberty and 4 more | 16 hr |
| Aug 24, 8:59 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Powell, Ravalli and 1 more | 14 hr |
| Aug 25, 8:18 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Jefferson, Madison, Silver Bow | 11 hr |
| Aug 26, 8:21 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Powder River, Rosebud, Treasure | 12 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson and 9 more | 56 hr |
| Aug 29, 12:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Lincoln, Sanders | 56 hr |
| Aug 29, 2:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 3 days |
| Aug 30, 3:37 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 17 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:44 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 41 hr |
| Sep 1, 2:29 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Powder River, Rosebud and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:52 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 65 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:45 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson and 9 more | 45 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:50 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Gallatin and 11 more | 54 hr |
| Sep 2, 2:52 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 54 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Phillips | 30 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:15 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley, Musselshell and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 29 hr |
| Sep 8, 11:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Flathead, Glacier, Granite, Jefferson and 10 more | 33 hr |
| Sep 8, 2:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Broadwater, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Gallatin and 12 more | 40 hr |
| Sep 8, 3:03 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Gallatin, Madison, Park, Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 29 hr |
| Sep 9, 9:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 62 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:53 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 1 more | 21 hr |
| Sep 11, 2:24 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Flathead, Glacier, Lake, Lincoln, Missoula, Powell and 1 more | 32 hr |
| Sep 11, 3:26 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Glacier, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Liberty, Pondera, Powell and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Sep 12, 2:02 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MSO | Beaverhead, Deer Lodge, Granite, Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Madison and 4 more | 29 hr |
| Oct 16, 1:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Glacier, Hill and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Oct 16, 3:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 30 hr |
| Oct 17, 3:23 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 24 hr |
| Oct 18, 9:34 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Roosevelt, Sheridan, Valley | 8 hr |
| Oct 18, 12:59 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin and 2 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 19, 1:17 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 8 hr |
| Oct 19, 2:27 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:08 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | TFX | Blaine, Cascade, Chouteau, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:49 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Daniels, Dawson, Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips and 6 more | 32 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:01 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BYZ | Big Horn, Carbon, Carter, Custer, Fallon, Golden Valley and 9 more | 36 hr |
| Nov 23, 4:52 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 5 hr |
| Dec 12, 9:45 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Petroleum, Phillips, Valley | 12 hr |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Phillips County41
- Lewis and Clark County29
- Powell County27
- Jefferson County24
- Glacier County24
- Valley County23
- Garfield County21
- McCone County21
- Petroleum County21
- Blaine County20
- Hill County20
- Fergus County19
- Chouteau County18
- Meagher County17
- Cascade County16
- Judith Basin County16
- Daniels County15
- Roosevelt County15
- Sheridan County15
- Liberty County15
- Pondera County15
- Teton County15
- Toole County15
- Dawson County13
- Prairie County13
- Richland County13
- Wibaux County13
- Rosebud County13
- Treasure County13
- Missoula County13
- Gallatin County12
- Granite County12
- Big Horn County11
- Powder River County11
- Flathead County11
- Broadwater County10
- Sanders County10
- Carter County10
- Custer County10
- Fallon County10
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.