About Our Office
Our Mission
The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts
and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the
protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products
form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental
agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.
It is accomplished by providing warnings and forecasts of hazardous weather, including
thunderstorms, flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, winter weather, tsunamis, and climate events.
The NWS is the sole United States official voice for issuing warnings during life-threatening weather
situations.
Our Staff
Meteorologist in Charge |
Steve Apfel |
Warning Coordination Meteorologist |
Tanja Fransen |
Science and Operations Officer |
Bill Martin |
Observation Program Leader |
Matt Moorman |
Electronic Systems Analyst |
Craig Paju |
Information Technology Officer |
Gar Nelson |
Office Administration |
Diana Koenig |
Lead Forecasters |
Ruth Ann Ebert |
Greg Forrester |
Patrick Gilchrist |
Ted Jamba |
Scott Valone |
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General Forecasters |
Grant Hicks |
Donald Simonsen |
Steven Templer |
Matt Ziebell |
Andrew Zimmerman |
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Hydrometeorological Technicians |
Jim Branda |
Brian Burleson |
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Meteorologist Interns |
David Shallenberger |
Rob Smith |
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Electronics Technicians |
Mark Siverly |
Bill Thomson |
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About the Area
COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION: Glasgow, Montana is located along
the Milk River in the "Big Sky Country" of northeast Montana. Population of
the small, friendly, rolling high plains community is 3,000. Glasgow is the
county seat for Valley County. Glasgow is a hub community for business and
agriculture with a railroad history that dates back to the 1887 arrival of
the Great Northern Railroad. This most northern of US rail routes runs parallel
to US Highway 2, and as a consequence the entire region of northeast Montana
is referred to as the "Hi-line".
CLIMATE: Glasgow is virtually smog and fog free. The
Glasgow climate has abundant sunshine, low relative humidity, moderate winds
and pronounced temperature extremes. Annual rainfall is 11.23 inches, with
most of precipitation falling during the summer growing season.
CHURCHES: There are sixteen churches in Glasgow, with an active Ministerial Association.
There are thirteen Protestant churches, two Morman churches, and one Roman Catholic church.
MEDICAL FACILITIES: A century-old commitment to accessible,
quality health care has established progressive regional medical center facilities.
The Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital keeps pace with modern medicine by providing
caring, qualified professionals with state-of-the-art technology. Specialized
services of larger medical facilities are made available with the hospital
STAT Air Ambulance based at Glasgow. Nemont Manor retirement complex is a
modern 100 unit retirement facility that provides apartment living for the
elderly. Valley View nursing home, located on Sunset Heights, can provide
for 112 full-time residents.
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES: The local Glasgow School District takes pride
in small classes and an excellent teaching staff. There is one elementary school, one middle school
and one high school in Glasgow. Total enrollment averages 900 students with a staff of 70. There
are four Montana Universities; Billings, Bozeman, Havre, and Missoula, available as public, four
year institutions for Glasgow graduates. Distance learning course offerings are available to Glasgow
residents through the Glasgow Community Library and the University of Montana - Billings.
RECREATION: Glasgow recreational facilities include a bowling alley, movie theater,
moto-cross track, rifle and skeet range, a country club with 9 hole golf course and an active saddle
club. Glasgow Civic Center Recreation Department offers swimming pool, tennis, racquetball court
and exercise room equipment. There are several baseball, basketball and volley ball leagues.
Regional Fairs and Rodeo events are highly popular and well attended.
The Fort Peck Theatre is the home of summer theatre productions
and other special events throughout the year. The professional summer stock
theatre is operated by the Fort Peck Fine Arts Council. Theatre crews, made
up of professional directors, actors, technical and business people, along
with local volunteers, present many evenings of contemporary stage entertainment.
Fort Peck Lake Recreation Area, 17 miles south, provides uncrowded
water recreation and world class fishing on 135 mile long Fort Peck Lake.
The diverse sport fishery offers healthy populations of walleye, northern
pike, smallmouth bass, lake trout, and chinook salmon . The trophy class hunting
season for big game and upland birds extends from mid-September through November
on large tracts of public land and readily accessible agricultural lands.
HOUSING: Home and ranch prices are generally rated in
the modest range. The median home price is $68,000, with a typical range from
$30,000 to $155,000. Montana Board of Housing makes available a home finance
program for qualified first time homeowners. The rental market is competitive.
There is no commute within Glasgow. All homes are within two miles of the
office. There are additional homes or acreage available in Hinsdale, Saint
Marie, Nashua and Fort Peck that are within a reasonable commuting distance.
TRANSPORTATION: At present time there is no commercial air
service in northeast Montana. The nearest airline services are found in Billings, MT and Williston, ND.
Amtrak makes daily stops east and west at the Glasgow Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Terminal. There is
a community bus available for transportation within Glasgow, with scheduled availability to nearby communities.
STATION PROGRAM: WFO Glasgow provides 24 hour forecast and warning services
for a twelve county CWA/HSA, issues aviation forecasts, manages a cooperative observational
program, and collects twice-daily upper-air soundings.
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