Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 1990, 10:10 PM CDT for Stutsman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 50 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
- Jul 7, 1990, 10:10 PM CDT (03:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 1990, 11:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Stutsman 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 7, 10:40 PM CDT | Hail 1.75 | Stutsman, ND | |
| Jul 7, 11:00 PM CDT | Hail 1.5 | Stutsman, 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1699 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1103 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.4
- Supercell composite
- 8.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBIS 080310
SVRBIS
NDC093-080400-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1010 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE EAST CENTRAL PART OF NORTH DAKOTA
STUTSMAN
AT 1007 CDT HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WAS REPORTED AT MEDINA...
ABOUT 35 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN. RADAR SHOWED THIS STORM TO
BE INCREASING AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS WARMING INCLUDES
THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN.
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.
LLMWhat 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 7, 7:14 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
NDZ001>018-080200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 710 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... AT 7 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A BROKEN LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS FROM NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...110 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK...NORTHEAST TO DEVILS LAKE. THIS LINE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY OVER THE PAST HALF HOUR. THE STRONGEST CELLS WERE LOCATED IN EXTREME EASTERN GRANT COUNTY...ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK. ANOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 30 MILES WEST OF DEVILS LAKE...IN CENTRAL BENSON COUNTY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN NORTHERN SIOUX AND SOUTHERN MORTON COUNTIES...AS WELL AS WESTERN RAMSEY COUNTY...WILL SEE VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO THEIR VICINITY DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN ...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY HAIL. ABELING
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 8:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
NDZ001>018-080300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
815 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 1990
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FOR EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA...
AT 8 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...70 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF BISMARCK. ALSO...
A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED FROM
50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DEVILS LAKE...NORTHEAST TO THE CANADIAN BORDER.
THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN RAMSEY COUNTY...
15 MILES EAST OF DEVILS LAKE. ANOTHER INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
IN EXTREME SOUTHERN EMMONS COUNTY...20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STRASBURG...
OR 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BISMARCK.
THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. PERSONS IN SOUTHERN EMMONS
COUNTY...INCLUDING STRASBURG...AND IN RAMSEY COUNTY....INCLUDING DEVILS
LAKE...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...
DEADLY LIGyHTNING...STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL.
ABELINGSpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 9:20 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
NDZ001>018-080400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 915 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 9 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...45 MILES EAST OF BISMARCK IN CENTRAL KIDDER COUNTY. ANOTHER VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRL NORTH DAKOTA...NEAR THE TOWN OF CANNONBALL...30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BISMARCK...IN NORTHWESTERN EMMONS COUNTY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PERSONS IN CENTRAL EMMONS COUNTY...AND IN EASTERN KIDDER COUNTY...SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. ABELING
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 9:58 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
NDZ001>018-080400- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 955 PM CDT SAT JUL 7 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA... INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY...AND INTO WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY. AT 945 PM CDT...WEATHER RADAR INDICATED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED IN EXTREME WESTERN STUTSMAN COUNTY...10 MILES WEST OF MEDINA...OR 60 MILES EAST OF BISMARCK. ANOTHER VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED IN EXTREME EASTERN EMMONS COUNTY...20 MILES WEST OF NAPOLEAN. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED OVER EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...80 MILES NORTHEAST OF BISMARCK IN EASTERN WELLS COUNTY NEAR SIKESTON...AND IN WESTERN FOSTER ...NEAR CARRINGTON. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS. ABELING
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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.