Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 1994, 10:29 PM CDT for McHenry County, North Dakota. It was in force for 46 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
- Aug 26, 1994, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 1994, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County McHenry County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 10:30 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Granville, 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 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, Aug 26, 8:07 PM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Aug 26, 8:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
NDZ002-270210- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 807 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 1994 ...A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING DOWN FROM SASKATCHEWAN... AT 8 PM CDT WILLISTON RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG THUNDERSTOR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF PORTAL. AT THE CURRENT RATE OF MOVEMENT...THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE PASSING BETWEEN PORTAL AND NORTHGATE...IN EXTREME NORTHERN BURKE COUNTY. MOVEMENT IS SOUTHEAST AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RA*INFALL AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THIS THUNDEDRSTORM. LEWIS
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 8:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
NDZ003-011-270230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 830 PM CDT FRI AUG 26 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM HEADING TOWARD NORTHERN RENVILLE COUNTY... AT 825 PM CDT WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 40 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF SHERWOOD...OR 75 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINOT...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL ENTER NORTHERN RENVILLE COUNTY BY 9 PM CDT. TOWNS NEAR ITS PATH INCLUDE SHERWOOD. GUSTY WINDS TO 55 MPH...SMALL HAIL...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LEBLANG
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 8:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 26, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Renville | 29 min |
| Aug 26, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry, Ward | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 10:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry | 38 min |
| Aug 26, 11:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sheridan, Wells | 52 min |
| Aug 26, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 44 min |
| Aug 27, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman, Wells | 45 min |
| Aug 27, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Eddy | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 3:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Rolette | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ramsey | 52 min |
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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.