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 |
Andrew Zimmerman |
Rob Smith |
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Hydrometeorological
Technicians |
Brian Burleson |
Rex Morgan |
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Meteorologist Interns |
David Shallenberger |
Amy Schnetzler |
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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.
Our Office History
May
8-10, 1805…Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark
expedition survey from what is now Signal Hill NWR transmitter site,
name Milk River and collect weather observations before moving further
up the Missouri River. |
Bud Clark, a descendant of Capt. William Clark
reads from the Journals 200 years to the day of Lewis and Clark
visiting the
site above the Missouri
and Milk River Confluence on May 8, 2005. Photo
by Mike Fransen |
Fort Union (above) and Fort Buford (below) |
June
23, 1828…Fort Union Trading Post is established and the American Fur
Company begins informal record of weather commentary. Fort
Union is dismantled and abandoned for nearby US Army Fort Buford in
1867. Fort Buford surgeon staff conducted the US Army Signal
Corps weather observations program until November 23, 1893. |
February
9, 1870…President Ulysses S. Grant assigns weather observational duties
and storm warning responsibilities to the US Army Signal Service Corps,
Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce. |
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Fort Assiniboine in the late 1800's
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October
6, 1879…Fort Assiniboine starts systematic weather observation record
shortly after construction is completed. Fort Assiniboine
weather observation program is transferred to United States Weather
Bureau (USWB) when the Havre Weather Bureau Office (WBO) opens in May
5, 1902. |
July
23, 1887…Jim Hill’s Great Northern Railroad (St Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba Railway Company) construction crews reach Siding #45, the
future site of Glasgow, MT, as they extend the Great Northern rail line
from Minneapolis, MN to Seattle, WA. Paralleling the
US-Canadian border, the Great Northern Railroad is labeled the
“Hi-Line”, a name eventually applied to northeastern Montana along US
Highway 2. |
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November
8, 1889…Montana is granted statehood as the 41st state. |
July
1, 1891…Weather observing, forecasting and warning responsibility is
transferred from the US Army Signal Corps to the US Weather
Bureau. The Organic Act of 1890 is approved by Congress and
signed by President Benjamin Harrison to create a civilian USWB within
the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). |
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March
17, 1893…The Montana Legislature approves the creation of Valley County
from the northern portion of Dawson County. |
March
30, 1893…John J. Kerr, the first Valley County Attorney, becomes the
first USWB cooperative program observer in Glasgow, Montana. |
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November
23, 1893…The Williston Weather Bureau Office (WBO) is opened on the
Rawson block of downtown Williston, ND, when Fort Buford observations
cease. |
June
6, 1902…The community of Glasgow is officially incorporated. |
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July
1, 1905…William Wallace Mabee, Valley County probate judge and
druggist, takes over as the Glasgow cooperative observer. |
May
1, 1907…The Glasgow cooperative observer site is moved between several
business locations on the 300-400 block of Front Street (now 1st Street
South) from 1907 to 1911. |
Old Postcard of Glasgow’s Front Street. Courtesy
of Valley County Pioneer Museum |
Early Homesteaders (Ollingers)
between Glasgow and St. Marie.
Courtesy of Valley County Pioneer Museum |
February
19, 1909…The Enlarged Homestead Act permits settlers to claim 320
acres, double previous, for agricultural use. |
May
1, 1911…The Glasgow cooperative observations are collected from the 2nd
Street South site of the Imperial Lumber Company block. |
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May
1, 1916…The Glasgow cooperative site is transferred to L. E. Jones,
secretary of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Committee.
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Photo courtesy of Valley County Pioneer Museum |
Photo of Elmer Hall and his home with the Cotton
Region Shelter in the
foreground |
April
1, 1921…Elmer Hall, local druggist, takes over as the Glasgow
cooperative observer from his home at 305 5th Street South.
Elmer, “Doc”, Hall becomes the longest serving Glasgow cooperative
observer, volunteering 25 years.
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July
1, 1936…Ellendale, ND kite soundings cease as USWB radiosonde
program expands. Ellendale was the last USWB kite station. |
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Feb
15, 1936 – The record coldest temperature ever measured occurred
through northeast Montana, and across the majority of the northern
Plains. These record low temperatures still hold to this day.
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NOAA
Photo Library- Drought leads to insect infestations that sweeps through
the region in the 1930s |
July
1936 The record warmest month on record at Glasgow,
with seven record high days set during this month. The record
high temperatures set during this month still stand for the majority of
the northern Plains. |
September
28, 1936…Six-hourly airways observations are conducted at the Fort Peck
dam construction site by US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) chemistry
laboratory personnel. The observations are telephoned to
Chicago for transmission over USWB circuits. USACE personnel
also establish a cooperative weather station on November 10, 1934,
though observations actually started on August 1, 1934. |
USACE Administration Building in Fort Peck
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June
30, 1940…The USWB is transferred into the Department of Commerce from
the Department of Agriculture. |
December
12, 1940…Elmer Hall assumes the task of taking six-hourly airways
observations when USACE construction is complete on Fort Peck
dam. The USACE continues the Fort Peck cooperative
station. “Doc” Hall takes the airways observations until June
30, 1943. |
Elmer
Hall Residence in Glasgow’s south Side along with the 1939 Milk River
Flood |
December
4, 1942…The Central Analysis Center (CAC) is created in Washington
DC. The CAC is renamed the Weather Bureau Army-Navy Analysis
Center (WBAN Analysis Center) in 1947, the National Weather Analysis
Center (NAWAC) in 1955, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) in
1958 and National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) in 1995. |
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December
10, 1942…The Glasgow Army Air Field (AAF) begins B-17 flight crew
training and starts hourly airways observations. Army Air
Force weather observations ceased at Glasgow AAF on December 6, 1943.
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June
6, 1943…The Glasgow WBO opens in the second floor of the First National
Bank Building at 501 1st Avenue South. The Glasgow office
takes six-hourly airways and upper air observations. Rabals
(72.2 MHz) are launched at 0300Z. Pibals are taken at 0900Z,
1500Z and 2100Z from the bank building roof. One month
overlap in surface climatology observations between “Doc” Hall and WBO
site during June, 1943. Rabals/Raobs had
meteorological instrumentation attached to large balloons, and Pibals
were used just to track the wind speeds and direction with a smaller
balloon. |
First National Bank Building in Glasgow |
Glasgow WBO roof observations around 1945 |
April
4, 1944…Glasgow WBO begins launching upper air soundings at 0300Z and
15Z. The office is open between 0200-2300 LST. |
May
18, 1950…Hourly aviation observations are collected and transmitted by
USWB employees between 0600-1800 LST. Three and six hourly
observations continue unchanged. |
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NOAA
Photo showing the old NWRC building in Asheville, NC |
November
5, 1951…The National Weather Records Center (NWRC) is established in
Asheville, NC. The NWRC is renamed the National Climatic
Center (NCC) in 1970, then the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in
1982. |
December
30, 1952…Solar radiation measurements begin with the installation of a
Brown solar radiometer instrument on the inflation shelter roof. |
Glasgow roof observation locations |
NOAA Photo NWS Billings Office in the 1950’s |
March
1, 1953…The USWB Montana state forecast office is relocated to Great
Falls from Billings. The Montana public forecast is comprised
of nine forecast zones. (In 2008, we forecast for 62 zones in
Montana). |
June
13, 1953…Severe Local Storm Warning Center (SELS) is created from
earlier Severe Weather Unit (SWU) of the Weather Bureau Army-Navy
Analysis Center (WBAN) in Washington DC. SELS relocated to
Kansas City, MO in 1954. SELS renamed Storm Prediction Center
(SPC) in 1995. SPC moved to Norman, OK in 1997. |
SELS in Kansas City, Late 1960s |
Official In Charge Robert Ronald working at the
desk. He was the OIC
from 1947-1955 |
January
1, 1955…Glasgow WBO staff goes on a 24 hour/day shift
schedule. Hourly aviation observations with three/six hourly
coded data and synoptic observations are recorded and transmitted. |
July
18, 1955…Construction begins on Glasgow Air Force Base
(GAFB). The Air Defense Command (ADC) base is activated in
1958 with the arrival of F-101 Voodoo fighter-interceptors.
The runways are extended to accommodate Strategic Air Command (SAC)
B-52 bombers in 1960. GAFB is deactivated in 1968.
The facility is temporarily reopened between 1972 and 1976 as a SAC
dispersal base and a Safeguard Antiballistic Missile (ABM) supply
depot. Hourly aviation observations are collected by Air
Weather Service (AWS) Detachment 23 of the 9th Weather Squadron from
the control tower Remote Observation Site (ROS). |
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Glasgow WBO in the mid 1950’s |
October
25, 1955…USWB relocates the Glasgow office to the Glasgow Municipal
Airport. The Glasgow WBO is renamed the Glasgow Weather
Bureau Aviation Station (WBAS). The 24 hour/day Glasgow WBAS
transmits hourly aviation observations with 3 hourly coded
data. Radiosonde runs are done at 03Z and 15Z with Pibals at
09Z and 21Z daily. |
October
27, 1955…Glasgow radio station KLTZ becomes the downtown Glasgow
cooperative observation station from the First National Bank Building. |
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Upper
Air building at the Glasgow Airport |
June
1, 1957…Upper air soundings are shifted 3 hours. Raobs are
done at 00Z and 12Z. Pibals are optically tracked from 06Z
and 18Z. |
August
25, 1957…The Glasgow WBAS adopts a 21 hour/day schedule (0300-2200
Local). Pibal runs are performed once a day at 18Z, when the
06Z Glasgow Pibal is eliminated. |
NOAA
photo showing a balloon release during WWII when many women filled in
while the men were overseas |
NOAA Photo showing an 8” rain gage |
January
31, 1959…Cooperative observations at the downtown Glasgow KLTZ radio
station cease. Downtown Glasgow KLTZ rain gage had been
removed on October 9, 1957. |
November
2, 1959…The newly arrived Frontier Airlines adds a three cup anemometer
on a 37 foot mast between runways. The anemometer is sited
1,650 feet NE of the Glasgow WBAS with a direct read dial inside the
office. |
Frontier Airlines DC-3 |
Eddie Stensland working at the Glasgow office in
the 1950’s. |
December
1, 1959…The Glasgow office is reclassified as a Supplemental Airways
Weather Reporting Station (SAWRS) until December 31, 1961. Special
observations are conducted between 0700-1900 LST only. |
April
1, 1960…The first weather satellite, Television Infrared Observation
Satellite (TIROS), is successfully launched aboard a Thor-Able rocket
from Cape Canaveral, FL. |
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July
13, 1965…USWB is transferred into the newly-formed Environmental
Science Services Administration (ESSA) of the Department of Commerce by
Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1965. |
June
1, 1966…Glasgow Municipal Airport becomes Glasgow International
Airport. Glasgow International Airport renamed Wokal Field –
Glasgow International
Airport in 1996.
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Invitation to the Glasgow International Airport
Dedication Ceremony |
NOAA Photo showing a balloon release |
June
1, 1968…The Glasgow weather office returns to 24 hour/day schedule and
full aviation observation program. The 18Z Pibal ceases and
the Glasgow requirement is placed locally “on-call”. |
May
5, 1969…The Glasgow weather office moves into the Glasgow International
Airport Terminal. The Cotton Region Shelter (CRS) and rain
gages are relocated 385 feet SSW to near the new airport terminal
office. The 24 hr/day Glasgow Weather Service Office (WSO)
issues first period adaptive forecasts, disseminates local warnings,
takes hourly aviation observations and synoptic reports. The
upper-air program continues 00Z and 12Z Raobs, but Pibals are on an
“on-call” basis only. |
Glasgow Airport Terminal.The WSO office was on the
back side of the
building |
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October
3, 1970…ESSA is transferred into the newly formed National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with Reorganization Plan Number 4 of
1970. The USWB is renamed the National Weather Service (NWS)
on October 9, 1970 through Department Organizational Order 25-5A. |
October
16, 1975…The first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
(GOES) is launched with a Delta 2914 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. |
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Ed Tipton records a broadcast for the Glasgow NOAA
Weather Radio |
September
17, 1976…NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) WXL-32 begins broadcast service for
central Valley County from a newly constructed airport radio vault. |
June
20, 1981…Ocean weather ship “PAPA” (50oN, 145oW) goes permanently off
station as an economy measure by Canadian PM Trudeau. |
Ship PAPA, an important weather observation ship
in the Pacific NW owned by
the Canadians |
Lee Tracy analyzing the upper air weather maps. |
June
26, 1986…The VIZ B radiosondes are employed with newly installed
MiniART Raob ground unit. |
November
17, 1989…The Glasgow Weather Service Office Upper Air system is updated
to include an IBM 8088 computer that automatically logs the
data. It used to print out on a sheet of paper and was then
hand coded by the office staff. |
NWS Glasgow upper air computer system |
Automated Weather Observation (ASOS) Station at
Wokal Field in Glasgow, MT |
April
1, 1994…The Glasgow International Airport (KGGW) Automated Surface
Observing Systems (ASOS) is commissioned. This site is the
official temperature, wind, cloud, visibility, pressure and weather
sensor for Glasgow, MT. |
May
9, 1994…Valley County Law Enforcement Center is added as a cooperative
observer site at 501 Court Square to re-establish a downtown Glasgow
site. Temperature is measured with an electronic
Maximum-Minimum Temperature Sensor (MMTS) and precipitation determined
with a standard eight inch rain gage. |
Valley County Courthouse |
Photo from the Fort Peck Flyer |
September
25, 1994…Moltz Construction Company of Cody, WY “breaks ground” for the
construction of the new NWS Glasgow forecast office. |
August
14, 1995…NWS personnel move to the nearly completed new NWS office as
new employees arrive and staffing starts to overflow at the old airport
office. |
NWS Glasgow office staff photo |
Upper Air Shelter at it’s new location |
August
29, 1995…Automation of Field Operations (AFOS) computer system is
upgraded and installed. The MicroARTS upper air system is
relocated to the new inflation shelter south of Airport Road.
The office cotton region shelter (hold thermometers) and rain gages are
relocated behind the new office. The upgraded NOAA Weather
Radio system is completed. |
May
5, 1996…Joe Albert Friday, NWS director, dedicates the new NWS Glasgow
forecast office at a ceremony held at the new office. |
Dr. Joe Friday, Former NWS Director |
Big Sky Airline plane at the Glasgow Airport |
July
1, 1996…Weather observations switch from the old Surface Airways
Observations (SAO) into the international METAR format and the aviation
weather forecast adopts the international Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts
(TAF) format. |
August
15, 1996…The Glasgow NEXRAD WSR-88D doppler radar is commissioned. |
WFO Glasgow WSR-88D Radar Tower and Dome |
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January
25, 1998…The northeast Montana hydrologic program responsibility is
transferred to the Glasgow NWFO. This includes the Lower
Yellowstone River, portions of the Upper Missouri River, the Poplar
River and the lower Milk River Basins within Montana. |
October
6, 1998…The Wolf Point L. M. Clayton Airport ASOS (KOLF) is
commissioned. |
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(Map of NWS Glasgow forecast area in northeast
Montana)
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January
13, 1999…The public forecast and warning program is transferred to the
Glasgow WFO. There are 16 forecast zones in the Glasgow WFO
County Warning Area (CWA), with a total of 62 state-wide. |
January
31, 1999…WFO Glasgow has a full staff of forecasters, including 5
senior forecasters and 3 general forecasters. |
Senior Forecaster Ruth Ebert |
WFO Glasgow office staff |
May
24, 1999…Glasgow WFO staff is presented with the NWS Modernization
award for record “spin-up” to full service capabilities. |
June
1, 1999…The aviation program is assumed by the Glasgow WFO.
The office begins issuing forecasts for the Glasgow, Sidney and
Glendive Airports. Wolf Point was added in 2002. |
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September
2, 1999…Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME) is activated for NE
Montana NOAA Weather Radio sites. This allows the public to
program their radios to receive the alerts for just the county or
counties they are interested in. |
May
15, 2000…The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing Systems (AWIPS)
computer is commissioned at NWS Glasgow. This
replaced the 1970’s AFOS technology and integrated all of our
satellite, radar, observation and computer model information into one
computer system. |
Senior Forecaster Ted Jamba at the AWIPS text
workstation |
Valley County DES Coordinator Rick Seiler, NWS
Director Jack Kelly and NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist Kim
Campbell at the StormReady Ceremony |
October
6, 2000…Glasgow, MT becomes the first StormReady Community in Northeast
Montana. NWS Director Jack Kelly and Western Region NWS
Director Vickie Nadolski attend the ceremony. |
February
2001 – NWS adds another general forecaster position to the staff, with
the person fulfilling the role of an Incident Meteorologist. |
Incident Meteorologist Jennifer Zeltwanger
providing forecast support for a major wildfire. |
NWS Glasgow Fire Weather Forecast Zones |
May
1, 2001…The fire weather program is transferred to Glasgow
WFO. |
August
7, 2001…First IMET Dispatch from NWS Glasgow to a fire along the
eastern boundaries of Glacier National Park |
Satellite dish used for IMET forecasters on
incidents. |
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April
17, 2002…MidRivers Communications was nominated by WFO Glasgow and
Billings for the NOAA/NWS Mark Trail Award. They were
selected as winners and went to Washington D.C. to accept the
award. The award was for their work in expanding
the NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter network in eastern
Montana. They have assisted with the installation of the
Circle, Baker, Jordan, Winnett and Broadus transmitters, donating
money, tower space and telephone lines. |
April
2003 – John Pulasky of the Northern Ag Network receives the NOAA
Environmental Hero Award for his dedication to getting weather
information to the people of Montana. All four Montana NWS
offices have nominated him for this award. |
John Pulasky receives his award while live on the
air. NOAA
Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher called into the Berg in the Morning
Radio Show and surprised him with the announcement. |
Meteorologist in Charge Julie Adolphson accepts
the Bronze Medal Award from NWS
Director Jack Kelly and NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher |
October
24, 2003 – NWS Glasgow is Award the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
Award for “Advanced, accurate warnings provided to the citizens of
northeast Montana during two significant flash flooding events which
resulted in extensive property damage.” |
June
15, 2003…Gridded public forecast products are released using the
Interactive Forecast Preparation System (IFPS). |
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NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher, Norm
Parrent and Mark Trail Comic Creator Jack Elrod at the ceremony |
June
17, 2003…Norm Parrent, State of Montana DES Coordinator for District 4
receives the NOAA/NWS Mark Trail Award for his assistance in expanding
the NOAA Weather Radio network throughout Southeastern
Montana. |
April
20, 2004…Retired Meteorologist in Charge Jim Rea receives the NOAA
Environmental Hero Award for his dedication to the hydrology program in
northeast Montana. The award was presented to him
by Western Region Director Vickie Nadolski on a live radio show on
KLTZ/KLAN. |
Jim Rea is surprised live on the air |
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December
2004 – NWS Glasgow receives the Western Region Isaac Cline Award for
their superb Upper Air Weather Observations |
October
2005 – NWS Glasgow is award the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
Award “For life-saving service throughout record breaking blizzards
during the 2003-2004 winter season in northeast Montana.” |
Meteorologist in Charge Julie Adolphson accepts
the Bronze Medal Award from NOAA Administrator Conrad Lautenbacher |
NWS Director DL Johnson, NOAA Administrator Conrad
Lautenbacher, Gary
Johnson, Mark Trail Comic Creator Jack Elrod and Dennis Brockmeyer with
the Mark Trail Awards. |
September
19, 2006….Roosevelt County DES Coordinator Dennis Brockmeyer and State
Farm Insurance Agent Gary Johnson receive the NOAA/NWS Mark Trail Award
in Washington D.C. for their work to expand the use of NOAA Weather
Radio across Roosevelt County and the Fort Peck
Reservation. State Farm awarded the county a $5000
grant to purchase over 200 NOAA Weather Radios that are utilized in
businesses and critical facilities. |
December
1, 2006…Community Collaborative Rain,
Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHs)reporting program started in Montana. |
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Hydro-Meteorological Technician Jim Branda walks
to the upper air building to release a balloon |
July
19, 2007…The Radiosonde Replacement System (RSS) is installed and
operational. This replaces the early 1970’s
technology that we had been using for upper air observations.
The new system has a GPS tracking unit that makes the position data of
the balloon more accurate. |
Aerial View of NWS Glasgow Fall 2008
This history of the role of the government in weather for northeast Montana would not have been possible without the dedicated research of retired Meteorologist in Charge, Jim Rea. Thank you Jim!
Photos are from the NOAA Photo Library, NWS Glasgow collection, Jim Rea collection, and Valley County Pioneer Museum
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