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Event Details
| Event | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill |
| State | MONTANA |
| County/Area | Dawson |
| WFO | GGW |
| Begin Date | 12/14/2008 14:55:00 MST-7 |
| End Date | 12/15/2008 03:55:00 MST-7 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | An extremely strong arctic front moved into Montana in the early morning hours of Saturday December 13, 2008. Blizzard conditions occurred with the frontal passage while the coldest air of the season moved in behind the snowfall. As the snow tapered off the wind chill temperatures started dropping to below 40 below zero and continued from Sunday December 14th through Monday December 15th. Wind chills on Monday morning ranged from 40 to 55 below zero. The coldest locations was the Lindsay Divide Montana Department of Transportation site at 55 below zero. Area schools either canceled classes on Monday morning, or did not run school buses. |
| Event Narrative | The coldest wind chill recorded in all of northeast Montana during this event was 55 degrees below zero at the Lindsay Divide MDT site. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| WESTERN ROOSEVELT (ZONE) | WESTERN ROOSEVELT (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 14:29 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (ZONE) | LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 15:44 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY (ZONE) | CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 16:44 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SHERIDAN (ZONE) | SHERIDAN (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 17:50 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DANIELS (ZONE) | DANIELS (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 18:33 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EASTERN ROOSEVELT (ZONE) | EASTERN ROOSEVELT (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 19:00 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GARFIELD (ZONE) | GARFIELD (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 19:00 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRAIRIE (ZONE) | PRAIRIE (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 19:44 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCCONE (ZONE) | MCCONE (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 19:47 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORTHERN VALLEY (ZONE) | NORTHERN VALLEY (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 20:44 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WIBAUX (ZONE) | WIBAUX (ZONE) | MT | 12/13/2008 | 23:46 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAWSON (ZONE) | DAWSON (ZONE) | MT | 12/14/2008 | 14:55 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RICHLAND (ZONE) | RICHLAND (ZONE) | MT | 12/14/2008 | 18:35 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS (ZONE) | CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS (ZONE) | MT | 12/14/2008 | 20:55 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PETROLEUM (ZONE) | PETROLEUM (ZONE) | MT | 12/15/2008 | 00:22 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORTHERN PHILLIPS (ZONE) | NORTHERN PHILLIPS (ZONE) | MT | 12/15/2008 | 13:55 | MST-7 | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
