Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 1990
Tornado Warning 11, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 1990, 1:32 AM CDT for Mountrail County, North Dakota. It was in force for 28 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 1990, 1:32 AM CDT (06:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 1990, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Mountrail 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 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 4329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -106 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KISN 030632
TORISN
NDC061-030700-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED/EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND
132 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 1990
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES
IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHEAST MOUNTRAIL...THE TOWN OF PARSHAL
AT 130 AM CDT THE POLICE IN PARSHAL REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUDS
OVER THE CITY.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...GO TO A BASEMENT SHELTER
IF AVAILABLE...OTHERWISE TO A CENTRAL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING.
IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA THREATENED BY THE) STORM..GO TO A REINFORCED
SHELTER AND PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY
RAIN AND LIGHTNING.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 2, 11:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
NDZ001>003-030545 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 1150 PM CDT MON JUL 02 1990 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 3 AM CDT... AT 1145 PM CDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN WILLISTON INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS SOME VERY STRONG WITH HEAVY RAIN...POSSIBLE HAIL...GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THE AREA EXTENDS SOUTHWARD ALONG THE MONTANA NORTH DAKOTA BORDER FROM DIVIDE COUNTY TO SOUTH OF GLENDIVE MT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST SOUTHWEST OF WILLISTON AND OVER EASTERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY OF NORTH DAKOTA. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THE DIVIDE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT ND HIGHWAY 5 IS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. . IF THREATING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA ....GO TO A SAFE SHELTER. ROADWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY BECOME FLOODED. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS ROADWAYS THAT ARE COVERED WITH WATER. KENNEDY
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 12:00 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
NDZ001>018-030900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1200 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 1990 ...A FAST MOVING LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT... ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 3 AM CDT...2 AM MDT... AT 12 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM BOWMAN TO WILLISTON. THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AS THESE STORMS APPROACH. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. KAS
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 12:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
NDZ001>018-030900-
...CORRECTION TO LAST SENTENSE...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1200 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 1990
...A FAST MOVING LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT...
...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA UNTIL 3 AM CDT...2 AM MDT...
AT 12 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM BOWMAN TO WILLISTON. THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
NORTHSpecial weather statement, Jul 3, 12:04 AM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
NDZ001>018-030900-
...CORRECTION TO LAST SENTENSE...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1200 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 1990
...A FAST MOVING LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT...
...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA UNTIL 3 AM CDT...2 AM MDT...
AT 12 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA FROM BOWMAN TO WILLISTON. THIS LINE WAS MOVING TO
THE EAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA.
KASSpecial weather statement, Jul 3, 12:18 AM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
NDZ003-004-007-008-030900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1215 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 1990 ...INTENSE THUNDERSTORM SOUTH OF DICKINSON... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT... ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 3 AM CDT...2 AM MDT... AT 1215 AM CDT RADAR INDICATED AN INTENSE THUNDERSTORM 20 MILES SOUTH OF DICKINSON MOVING TO THE EAST AT 45 MPH. THIS STORM WAS PRODUCING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. AS THIS STORM WAS FAST MOVING...IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ACROSS STARK AND HETTINGER COUNTIES INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DICKINSON...NEW ENGLAND...AND REGENT. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. KAS
Special weather statement, Jul 3, 1:07 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
NDZ001>018-030900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 105 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 1990 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT... ...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 3 AM CDT...2 AM MDT... AT 1 AM CDT THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO RUMBLE ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE IN A LINE FROM EAST OF DICKINSON TO EAST OF WILLISTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. SURFACE REPORTS INDICATED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WITH THESE STORMS. THEY HAVE THE PONTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THESE STORMS WERE PRODUCING LIGHT RAIN. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 3 AM CDT AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA UNTIL 4 AM CDT. KAS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 7:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Ward | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Ward | 47 min |
| Jul 2, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 61 min |
| Jul 2, 8:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Ward | 31 min |
| Jul 2, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 9:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Divide | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 9:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 33 min |
| Jul 2, 10:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide | 56 min |
| Jul 2, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 12:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 60 min |
| Jul 3, 12:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn | 56 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.