Alert archive / Montana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings / 2002
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Montana, August 2002
116 severe thunderstorm warnings in August 2002. 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 severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in August 2002. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 116
- Busiest day
- August 21, 200220 severe thunderstorm warnings
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By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 2:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Beaverhead | 35 min |
| Aug 4, 4:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Rosebud | 62 min |
| Aug 4, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Gallatin | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 4:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 56 min |
| Aug 4, 5:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer, Rosebud | 59 min |
| Aug 4, 5:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Ravalli | 36 min |
| Aug 4, 5:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Meagher | 41 min |
| Aug 4, 6:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Ravalli | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 6:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Wheatland | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 6:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 57 min |
| Aug 4, 6:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Missoula | 24 min |
| Aug 4, 6:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Missoula | 30 min |
| Aug 4, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Powder River | 61 min |
| Aug 4, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus, Judith Basin | 58 min |
| Aug 4, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Powder River | 66 min |
| Aug 4, 9:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Petroleum | 54 min |
| Aug 4, 10:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, Phillips | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 5:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 5:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 54 min |
| Aug 5, 5:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Judith Basin | 38 min |
| Aug 5, 6:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Teton | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 6:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Powder River | 56 min |
| Aug 5, 6:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 6:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Pondera | 54 min |
| Aug 5, 7:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 7:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Teton | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 7:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Toole | 46 min |
| Aug 5, 7:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 7:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Liberty | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 8:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 30 min |
| Aug 5, 9:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 57 min |
| Aug 5, 10:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips | 59 min |
| Aug 6, 4:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Treasure | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 63 min |
| Aug 6, 8:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield | 66 min |
| Aug 6, 9:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone, Richland, Roosevelt | 59 min |
| Aug 6, 10:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips | 60 min |
| Aug 6, 10:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone, Richland, Roosevelt | 41 min |
| Aug 6, 10:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 67 min |
| Aug 6, 11:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 61 min |
| Aug 6, 11:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 11:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Wibaux | 66 min |
| Aug 7, 12:49 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 56 min |
| Aug 7, 12:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone | 67 min |
| Aug 7, 1:55 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Roosevelt | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 2:47 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Roosevelt | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 3:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Daniels, Sheridan | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 4:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Silver Bow | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Jefferson | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 5:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Lewis and Clark | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 5:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Meagher | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 6:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Cascade | 43 min |
| Aug 8, 10:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Yellowstone | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Wibaux | 29 min |
| Aug 8, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Wibaux | 27 min |
| Aug 10, 7:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Hill | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 8:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Hill | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 9:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Blaine | 20 min |
| Aug 16, 2:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Roosevelt | 55 min |
| Aug 16, 2:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone | 58 min |
| Aug 16, 3:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Richland | 42 min |
| Aug 16, 3:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Wibaux | 39 min |
| Aug 20, 6:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Meagher | 50 min |
| Aug 20, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Judith Basin | 58 min |
| Aug 20, 8:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Judith Basin | 36 min |
| Aug 20, 8:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus, Judith Basin | 62 min |
| Aug 20, 11:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 52 min |
| Aug 21, 12:18 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 1:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 2:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone, Valley | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 4:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone | 67 min |
| Aug 21, 9:37 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 53 min |
| Aug 21, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Deer Lodge | 33 min |
| Aug 21, 3:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Jefferson, Madison | 56 min |
| Aug 21, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Ravalli | 48 min |
| Aug 21, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Judith Basin | 39 min |
| Aug 21, 4:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Musselshell | 64 min |
| Aug 21, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 44 min |
| Aug 21, 5:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Beaverhead | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Beaverhead | 45 min |
| Aug 21, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 60 min |
| Aug 21, 5:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Madison | 47 min |
| Aug 21, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn | 57 min |
| Aug 21, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater | 31 min |
| Aug 21, 8:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Broadwater, Meagher | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 3:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Sweet Grass, Wheatland | 64 min |
| Aug 22, 4:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn | 62 min |
| Aug 22, 4:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Judith Basin | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 5:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 5:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Fergus | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 8:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield | 55 min |
| Aug 25, 1:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Sheridan | 53 min |
| Aug 25, 2:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | McCone | 54 min |
| Aug 25, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Dawson | 63 min |
| Aug 25, 3:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Richland | 64 min |
| Aug 25, 5:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Fallon | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 7:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield, McCone, Valley | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 8:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 57 min |
| Aug 27, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MSO | Ravalli | 42 min |
| Aug 29, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Rosebud | 53 min |
| Aug 29, 5:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Yellowstone | 56 min |
| Aug 29, 5:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Chouteau | 52 min |
| Aug 29, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Treasure | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 1:08 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 52 min |
| Aug 30, 2:25 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 65 min |
| Aug 30, 4:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Glacier | 55 min |
| Aug 30, 5:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TFX | Glacier, Pondera, Toole | 60 min |
| Aug 31, 3:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Big Horn | 64 min |
| Aug 31, 3:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Phillips | 42 min |
| Aug 31, 4:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Valley | 39 min |
| Aug 31, 4:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | GGW | Garfield | 67 min |
| Aug 31, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Rosebud | 61 min |
| Aug 31, 5:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BYZ | Custer | 51 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Valley County12
- Fergus County9
- McCone County8
- Judith Basin County7
- Garfield County7
- Broadwater County6
- Custer County5
- Roosevelt County5
- Rosebud County4
- Lewis and Clark County4
- Ravalli County4
- Meagher County4
- Phillips County4
- Richland County4
- Wibaux County4
- Big Horn County4
- Beaverhead County3
- Powder River County3
- Wheatland County2
- Missoula County2
- Teton County2
- Cascade County2
- Pondera County2
- Toole County2
- Chouteau County2
- Treasure County2
- Sheridan County2
- Jefferson County2
- Yellowstone County2
- Hill County2
- Madison County2
- Glacier County2
- Gallatin County1
- Petroleum County1
- Liberty County1
- Daniels County1
- Silver Bow County1
- Blaine County1
- Deer Lodge County1
- Musselshell County1
3 more counties
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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.