Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 1990, 1:18 AM CDT for Divide County, North Dakota. It was in force for 42 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 2, 1990, 1:18 AM CDT (06:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 1990, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Divide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1:20 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 0 | Divide, 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
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 239 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
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What 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, Jul 1, 9:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
NDZ001>018-020400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 945 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT OR 3 AM MDT... THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL MONTANA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. AS THERE IS CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND...AS THERE WAS AMPLE SUNSHINE TODAY TO PROVIDE ABUNDANT ENERGY...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS WILL NOT BE FAST MOVING AND MAY ALSO PRODUCE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. AND..AS WITH ALLC THUNDERSTORMS... THEY WILL BE PRODUCING DEADLY LIGHTNING. EVERYONE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD KEEP ALERT AS THESE STORMS MOVE INTO THE STATE AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. KAS
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
NDZ001>018-020500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1045 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT OR 3 AM MDT... THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL MONTANA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. AS THERE IS CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND...AS THERE WAS AMPLE SUNSHINE TODAY TO PROVIDE ABUNDANT ENERGY...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. AT 1045 PM CDT THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURING FROM MILES CITY TO GLASGOW MONTANA AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. THEY SHOULD MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESEn STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. EVERYONE IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD BE PREPARED AS THESE STORMS MOVE INTO THE STATE. KAS
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 10:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
NDZ001>003-020445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 1050 PM CDT SUN JUL 01 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR ALL OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 1045 PM CDT WILLISTON RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. HOWEVER...WILLISTON RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 90 MILES WEST OF WILLISTON...OR 20 MILES SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF WOLF POINT IN NORTHEqASTERN MONTANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER STATEMENTS AS THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING SEVERE. LEWIS
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 37 minutes before
NDZ001>003-020545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 1140 PM CDT SUN JUL 01 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR ALL OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 1135 PM CDT WILLISTON RADAR INDICATED NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. HOWEVER...WILLISTON RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 85 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLISTON IN EASTERN MONTANA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND SHOULD BE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AROUND 1 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING. PERSONS IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER STATEMENTS AS THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING SEVERE. RICHMOND/MARTIN
Special weather statement, Jul 1, 11:44 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
NDZ001>018-020600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1145 PM CDT SUN JUL 1 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT OR 3 AM MDT... THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN MONTANA WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS THERE IS CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THUNDERSTORMS...AND AS THERE WAS AMPLE SUNSHINE TODAY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ENERGY...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. AT 1140 PM CDT THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURING FROM WOLF POINT TO EAST OF MILES CITY MONTANA AND WERE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH. THEY SHOULD MOVE INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM CDT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. EVERYONE IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD BE PREPARED AS THESE STORMS MOVE INTO THE STATE. KAS
Special weather statement, Jul 2, 12:53 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
NDZ001>003-020630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 1250 AM CDT MON JUL 02 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR ALL OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 1245 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WILLISTON INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLISTON ALONG THE MONTANA NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WILLISTON...OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLENDIVE MONTANA. AS OF 1245 AM...NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD COUNTINUE TO MONITOR THE LASTEST WEATHER STATMENTS AS THESE STORMS ARE MOVING INTO A VERY UNSTABLE AIR MASS OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. IF THESE STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. RICHMOND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 3:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide | 52 min |
| Jul 2, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 63 min |
| Jul 2, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke | 57 min |
| Jul 2, 5:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 61 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.