Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Bismarck, ND

NDZ019-020-033>037-040>048-050-051-040130-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  BISMARCK ND
720 PM CDT SAT AUG 3 1996

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

AT 600 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS 45 MILES
SOUTH OF BOWMAN. THIS NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN BOWMAN COUNTY BETWEEN 630 AND 7 PM
MDT. AS THE LINE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST...AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA WILL SEE THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 9 PM CDT.

ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN REPORTED AS OF 6 PM MDT...THE
CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP OVER NORTH
DAKOTA THIS EVENING. BE lON THE LOOKOUT AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH
FROM THE SOUTH.

ABELING

SAFETY RULES FOR SEVERE STORMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
900 PM CDT SAT AUG 3 1996

A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.  THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE BROADCAST BY
ALL STATIONS.

A WATCH MEANS THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. DURING A WATCH...
YOU SHOULD GO ABOUT YOUR NORMAL BUSINESS...BUT STAY UPDATED ON THE
LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND BE PREPARED TO GO TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

A WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR TORNADOES HAVE BEEN
REPORTED...OR INDICATED BY OUR RADAR.  PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE SAFETY MEASURES AS OUTLINED HERE.

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...
HEAVY RAINS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING.  STAY INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS
AND DOORS.  LIGHTNING IS THE SINGLE WORST KILLER FROM THUNDERSTORMS SO
DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES...THE PHONE ONLY IN AN EMERGENCY.
IF CAUGHT OUTDOORS...GET OFF OF OPEN VEHICLES...FARM IMPLEMENTS AND
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.  DO NOT BE IN CONTACT WITH METAL OBJECTS AND
REMOVE METAL CLEATS.  DO NOT BE THE TALLEST OBJECT AROUND AND AVOID
OBJECTS THAT PROJECT ABOVE THE LANDSCAPE.  IF ON A BOAT OR SWIMMING...
GET OUT OF THE WATER AND TO SHORE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.  AVOID
AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

...TORNADOES ARE NATURES MOST VIOLENT STORMS.  IN A HOME...THE BEST
SHELTER IS IN THE BASEMENT UNDER HEAVY FURNITURE.  IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...GET TO THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE ON THE LOWEST FLOOR.  GET
INTO A SHORT-SPANNED STRUCTURE SUCH AS A CLOSET...INTERIOR HALL OR A
WINDOWLESS BATHROOM.  STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS.  PROTECT YOUR
HEAD WITH WHATEVER YOU CAN...A HEAVY BLANKET OR EVEN YOUR HANDS.  IN
A SCHOOL...OFFICE OR OTHER TYPE OF INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING...GO QUICKLY
TO A BASEMENT IF AVAILABLE.  IF NONE...GO TO A CENTRAL HALL OR CORRIDOR
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE.  KEEP AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS...DOORS AND
WINDOWS.  STAY OUT OF LONG-SPANNED STRUCTURES SUCH AS SHOPPING MALLS...
AUDITORIUMS...AND GYMNASIUMS.  IF CAUGHT THERE...GET UNDER OR NEXT TO
SOMETHING STURDY OR SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY BATHROOM.

DO NOT TRY TO DRIVE AWAY FROM A TORNADO.  IF IN A CAR OR MOBILE HOME...
SEEK SHELTER ON FOOT TO THE NEAREST REINFORCED BUILDING.  IN OPEN
COUNTRY...GET INTO A DITCH...DEPRESSION OR CULVERT.  IF YOU ARE IN A
MOBILE HOME...WHETHER IT IS TIED DOWN OR NOT...ABANDON IT AND GO TO A
COMMUNITY SHELTER OR REINFORCED BUILDING.  OTHERWISE GET TO A LOW
LYING SPOT IN THE GROUND AND PROTECT YOUR HEAD.