Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 1990, 4:53 PM MDT for Stark County, North Dakota. It was in force for 52 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 26, 1990, 4:53 PM MDT (22:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 26, 1990, 5:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 52 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 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
- 326 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KBIS 262257 COR
SVRBIS
NDC089-262345-
...COR...PARTS OF COUNTY...
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
453 PM MDT THU JUL 26 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 545 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE WEST CENTRAL PART OF NORTH DAKOTA
WEST AND CENTRAL STARK
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BELFIELD...SOUTH HEART AND DICKINSON.
AT 450 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES
NORTH OF AMIDON OR 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DICKINSON MOVING TO THE
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM HAS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND VERY
HEAVY RAIN.`
REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE
A TORNADO WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT.
KASWhat 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 26, 2:33 PM MDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
TTAA00 KISN2620331>5-262130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 330 AM CDT THU JUL 26 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST MONTANA UNTIL 9 PM CDT.. AT 330 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WILLISTON INDICATED SEVERAL INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN MONTANA. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS OVER ROOSEVELT COUNTY OR 65 MILES WEST OF WILLISTON. OTHER INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER WIBAUX AND FALLON COIMTIES OF MONTANA OR 75 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTH EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOO~DING. KENNEDY IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF ANY OF THESE STORMS BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE FLOODED ROADWAYS. REMEMBER THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 2:35 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
NDZ001>004-262200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 230 PM MDT THU JUL 26 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE APPROACHING THE MONTANA/NORTH DAKOTA BORDER... AT 225 PM MDT WEATHER RADAR WAS DETECTING A NARROW BAND OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 20 MILES WEST OF THE MONTANA/NORTH DAKOTA BORDER FROM 30 MILES WEST OF WILLISTON...SOUTH TO 55 MILES WEST OF BOWMAN. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL CROSS INTO EXTREME WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY 330 PM MDT. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORM MAY PASS NEAR THE TOWN OF BEACH IN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY...60 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR THE WESTERN QUARTER OF NORTH DAKOTA. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. LEBLANG
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before
NDZ003>004-007>008-262300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 315 PM MDT THU JUL 26 1990 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 310 PM MDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM EXTREME SOUTHEAST MONTANA ALONG THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER TO BEACH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY CONTAINED HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS AS WELL AS VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BY 330 PM MDT. ANOTHER AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING NEAR HETTINGER. THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINED VERY HEAVY RAIN...HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH EASTERN ADAMS AND WESTERN GRANT COUNTIES BY 345 PM MDT. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS...FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS LIKELY. PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND TAKE SHELTER SHOULD THE WEATHER LOOK THREATENING. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 9 PM MDT. MCMULLEN
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
2620331>4-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 425 PM CDT THU JUL 26 1990 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 420 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WILLISTON INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WIBAUX AND NORTHERN FALLON COUNTIES OF MONTANA OR 60 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON. AT 245 PM MDT A RADIO STATION 4 MILES NORTH OF BAKER MONTANA REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. THE STORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY SINCE THAT TIME. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA BY 445 PM CDT. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHEAST MONTANA FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLISTON AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. KENNEDY FLOODED ROADWAYS. REMEMBER THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
ND001>003-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 425 PM CDT THU JUL 26 1990 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 420 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WILLISTON INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WIBAUX AND NORTHERN FALLON COUNTIES OF MONTANA OR 60 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON. AT 245 PM MDT A RADIO STATION 4 MILES NORTH OF BAKER MONTANA REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. THE STORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY SINCE THAT TIME. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA BY 445 PM CDT. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHEAST MONTANA FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLISTON AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. KENNEDY FLOODED ROADWAYS. REMEMBER THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO CROSS WATER COVERED ROADS. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jul 26, 3:37 PM MDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
ND001>003-262230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 425 PM CDT THU JUL 26 1990 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 420 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WILLISTON INDICATED AN AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS OVER WIBAUX AND NORTHERN FALLON COUNTIES OF MONTANA OR 60 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON. AT 245 PM MDT A RADIO STATION 4 MILES NORTH OF BAKER MONTANA REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. THE STORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY SINCE THAT TIME. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH AND WILL BE MOVING INTO GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA BY 445 PM CDT. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER NORTHEAST MONTANA FROM 45 MILES SOUTHWEST TO 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF WILLISTON AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. KENNEDY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 4:27 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 63 min |
| Jul 26, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Golden Valley | 59 min |
| Jul 26, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Slope | 42 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.