Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1990, 2:09 AM MDT for Stark County, North Dakota. It was in force for 51 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 1990, 2:09 AM MDT (08:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1990, 3:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Stark County, ND
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2:25 AM MDT | Hail 2.5 | Stark, ND | |
| Jun 29, 2:40 AM MDT | Hail 1.75 | Stark, ND |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBIS 290809
SVRBIS
NDC089-290900-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
209 AM MDT FRI JUN 29 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 AM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF NORTH DAKOTA
STARK
AT 205 MDT GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED 2 MILES EAST OF THE
DICKINSON AIRPORT. RADAR INDICATES THIS STORM WAS MOVING EAST
ABOUT 30 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY
SO AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
LMWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 11:19 PM MDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
NDZALL-290530- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1215 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 30 MILES NORTH OF BISMARCK...JUST SOUTH OF WASHBURN AND 40 MILES NORTHWEST OF BISMARCK JUST SOUTH OF STANTON AND 25 MILES WESTNORTHWEST OF BISMARCK...JUST SOUTH OF CENTER. THESE STORMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. AT 1215 AM CDT NO REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED...HOWEVER THE STORMS ARE STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND SOME HAIL. THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH. TURNER
Local storm report, Jun 29, 12:01 AM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 100 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 1990 ...TIME/DATE... ...LOCATION/COUNTY... ...EVENT... 1040 PM CDT WATFORD CITY 1 INCH HAIL 6/28/90 MCKENZIE COUNTY 1105 PM CDT 15 EAST WATFORD CITY 1 INCH HAIL 6/28/90 MCKENZIE COUNTY 1130 PM CDT TOWN OF ALEXANDER QUARTER SIZE HAIL 6/28/90 NORTHWEST MCKENZIE COUNTY_ COVERED GROUND LEWIS
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 12:23 AM MDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
NDZALL-290700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 125 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST MCLEAN... EASTERN MERCER AND EASTERN OLIVER WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM CDT. NO OTHER SEVERE WEATHER HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS OF 125 AM CDT. A STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 50 MILES NORTH OF BISMARCK OR 20 MILES WEST OF WILTON AND ANOTHER 50 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF BISMARCK OR 15 MILES WEST OF WING. THESE STORMS MAY STILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SEVERE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO A PLACE OFu SAFETY IF NECESSARY. TURNER
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:14 AM MDT, 55 minutes before
NDZALL-290800- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 210 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 1990 ...THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... AT 205 AM CDT...RADARS INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN THE SOUTHWEST TIP OF NORTH DAKOTA OVER NORTHWEST BOWMAN COUNTY. RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM CONTAINED HEAVY RAIN...AND A GOOD CHANCE OF SOME HAIL. THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. OTHER STORMS EXTENDED EAST FROM THE BOWMAN COUNTY STORM TO THE MISSOURI RIVER. THESE STORMS CONTAINED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE ALSO MOVING EAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE THIRD AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WERE IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE BETWEEN BISMARCK AND JAMESTOWN. THESE STORMS WERE DECREASING IN INTENSITY AND MOVING SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. END
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:28 AM MDT, 41 minutes before
NDZ002-003-290815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 220 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 1990 ...MORE LATE NIGHT THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... AT 215 AM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WILLISTON INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 35 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WILLISTON...OR 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CULBERTSON MONTANA. THIS STORM WAS PART OF A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT STARTED 10 MILES NORTH OF WILLISTON AND EXTENDED TO 65 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF WILLISTON..OR 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WOLF POINT MONTANA. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. MOVEMENT IS TO THE EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. TS
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 2:03 AM MDT, 6 minutes before
NDZALL-291000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 305 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... AT 305 AM CDT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGTNING STRIKES AND POSSIBLY HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED FORM NEAR DICKINSON TO 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DICKINSON...35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN NEAR STREETER...AND FROM 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BISMARCK NEAR STRASBURG TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK NEAR NEW LEIPZIG. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCAL FLOODING. BE PREPARED MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. JOBE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 7:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 69 min |
| Jun 28, 7:46 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 8:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 48 min |
| Jun 28, 9:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 29 min |
| Jun 28, 10:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 58 min |
| Jun 28, 10:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer | 35 min |
| Jun 28, 11:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 2:37 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 68 min |
| Jun 29, 3:17 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Oliver | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 7:35 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger, Stark | 20 min |
| Jun 29, 8:10 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 35 min |
| Jun 29, 8:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 39 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.