Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1992
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 1992, 11:47 PM CDT for Griggs County, North Dakota. It was in force for 58 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 1992, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 1992, 12:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Griggs County, ND
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 136 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2250 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KFAR 150449 SVRFAR NDC039-150545- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 1147 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FARGO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1245 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ...GRIGGS COUNTY AT 1145 PM CDT RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 35 MILES NORTH OF JAMESTOWN ALONG THE FOSTER/GRIGGS COUNTY LINE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COOPERSTOWN...AND THE HANNAFORD/DAZEY AREA. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. EWENS
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 14, 5:47 PM CDT, 6 hours before
NDZ012-013-014-015-016-017-018-MNZ001-006-007-010-011-013- 142340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 537 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR EASTERN ONE-THIRD NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA UNTIL MIDNIGHT... AT 534 PM THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO DEVELOPE OVER THE EASTERN ONE-THIRD OF NORTH DAKOTA. THE AREA OF STORMS WAS 60 MILES WIDE AND EXTENDED FROM SOUTHEAST OF BISMARCK JUST WEST OF JAMESTOWN AND THROUGH THE DEVILS LAKE AREA TO THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST SOUTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR AND WILL LIKELY MOVE VERY CLOSE TO LAKOTA BY 610PM. OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE TO THE NORTHEAST OF DEVILS LAKE...ALSO MOVING EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS AND IN THE TORNADO WATCH AREA SHOULD R EMAIN ALERT AND STAY TUNED TO RADIO...TELEVISION OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. BE PREPARED TO GO TO A SAFE SHELTER IF STORMS COMES YOUR WAY. BENNETT
Local storm report, Jul 14, 7:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 22 minutes before
STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
725 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1992
TIME EVENT
530 PM GOLFBALL TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN HAM RADIO
OPERATOR AT ST. MICHAEL ND...10 MILES SOUTH OF DEVILS LAKE...IN
RAMSEY COUNTY.
634 PM PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL IN TOLNA ND...35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DEVILS LAKE...IN NELSON COUNTY.
640 PM IN HAMER...WEST OF TOLNA...NELSON COUNTY...A 14 FT BY 10 FT GrRAIN
BIN DESTROYED BY STRONG WINDS.
709 PM MARBLE SIZED...HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED IN BINFORD ND...15 MILES
NORTHWEST OF COOPERSTOWN IN GRIGGS COUNTY.
WELVAERTLocal storm report, Jul 14, 8:19 PM CDT, 3 hours 28 minutes before
STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
820 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1992
TIME EVENT
740 PM IN COOPERSTOWN ND...GRIGGS COUNTY...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN HAM RADIO SPOTTER.
745 PM IN SHARON ND...STEELE COUNTY...VERY HEAVY RAINS AND PEA SIZE
HAIL WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH...REPORTED BY NWS CO-OP OBSERVER
806 PM IN SHARON ND...1.8 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT TIME...NO HAIL...
REPORTED BY NWS CO-OP OBSERVER.
806 PM 3 MILES SOUTH OF FINLEY ND...STEELE COUNTY...VERY HEAVY RAINS WITH
PEA SIZED HAIL AND WINDS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH...REPORTED BY NWS
SKYWARN SPOTTER.
WELVAERTLocal storm report, Jul 14, 9:18 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
918 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1992
TIME EVENT
825 PM 10 ESE OF COOPERSTOWN ND IN EXTREME WESTERN STEELE COUNTY...
AIR FORCE WEATHER OBSERVER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING TO
THE EAST-NORTHEAST. IT DID NOT TOUCH DOWN.
845 PM 6 TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PORTLAND ND...EXTREME EASTERN STEELE
COUNTY...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY SKYWARN
HAM |RADIO OBSERVER.
855 PM IN THE CITY OF FINLEY...STEELE COUNTY...GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL.
REPORT RELAYED BY STATE RADIO.
WELVAERTLocal storm report, Jul 14, 10:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
STORM REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND
1020 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1992
TIME EVENT
920 PM FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY STEELE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
5 TO 8 MILES WEST OF HOPE. NO REPORT OF TOUCHDOWN HAS
BEEN RECEIVED.
945 PM 2 1/2 INCHES OF RAIN IN 45 MINUTES REPORTED BY CO-OP OBSERVER
IN ANETA ND...EXTREME SOUTHEAST NELSON COUNTY.
955 PM DIME SIZED HAIL COVERING THE GROUND NEAR BLANCHARD ND...SOUTHERN
TRAILL COUNTY. REPORTED BY SKYWARN HAM RADIO SPOTTERS.
1005 PM 3 MILES SOUTH OF FINLEY...STEELE COUNTY...HIGHWAY 32 IS REPORTED
TO BE UNDER WATER.
WELVAERTSpecial weather statement, Jul 14, 10:55 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
NDZ012-013-014-015-016-017-018-MNZ001-006-007-010-011-013- 150500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FARGO ND 1053 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT... ...ALL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS HAVE EXPIRED... AT 1030 PM...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDER- STORMS OVER EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE SHOWERS EXTEND FROM WEST OF WAHPETON/BRECKENRIDGE...NORTHWARD ALL THE WAY INTO CANADA. ONE STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN NORMAN COUNTY IN MINNESOTA...JUST SOUTH OF HALSTAD. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF VERY HEAVY RAINS AND SMALL HAIL. ANOTHER STORM WAS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN CASS COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA IN THE TOWER CITY/BUFFALO AREA. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS AND SOME SMALL HAIL. MOVEMENT OF ALL THE PRECIPITATION WAS TO THE EAST AT 20 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR. HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN OVER PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA IN THE COOPERSTOWN...SHARON...FINLEY...BLANCHARD...AND GRANDIN AREAS. SOME LOCAL FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THESE AREAS. HIGHWAY 32 SOUTH OF FINLEY IS REPORTED TO BE UNDER WATER...AND RIVERS IN THE AREA ARE RISING. PERSONS IN THIS AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR RISING WATER...OR WATER OVER THE ROADS...AND TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. YOUR VEHICLE MAY STALL OR BE SWEPT AWAY IN MOVING WATER. AN URBAN AN SMALL STREAM FLOODING ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM FOR THIS AREA. WELVAERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Steele | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Steele | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 10:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 30 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.