Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 14, 1997, 7:30 PM CDT for McLean County, North Dakota. It was in force for 60 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
- Jun 14, 1997, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 14, 1997, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County McLean County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 8:08 PM CDT | Hail 1 | Roseglen, 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 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 150030 RRA
SVRBIS
NDC055-150130-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
730 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY
IN THE CENTRAL PART OF NORTH DAKOTA
WESTERN MCLEAN
AT 725 PM CDT MINOT DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
20 MILES SOUTH OF PARSHALL OR 75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINT MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
.
BOATERS ON CENTRAL LAKE SAKAKAWEA...NEAR INDIAN HILL RESORT NEED
TO SEEK THE SAFETY OF THE SHORE IMMEDIATELY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...>DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR
OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAIN MAY FLOOD ROADWAYS QUICKLY
SO AVOID DRIVING INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
LEBLANGWhat 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, Jun 14, 5:30 PM CDT, 2 hours before
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-142330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 530 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 530 PM CDT MINOT AND BISMARCK DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL...OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ONE CLUSTER OF PARTICULARLY STRONG STORMS WAS LOCATED IN WILLIAMS...BURKE AND NORTHERN MOUNTRAIL COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MINOT. TOWNS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDED POWERS LAKE...BOWBELLS AND NORTHGATE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN BILLINGS AND BOWMAN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THESE OR ANY OTHER THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS EVENING TO BECOME SEVERE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LEBLANG
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 5:36 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-142330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 530 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 530 PM CDT MINOT AND BISMARCK DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL...OVER PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. ONE CLUSTER OF PARTICULARLY STRONG STORMS WAS LOCATED IN WILLIAMS...BURKE AND NORTHERN MOUNTRAIL COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF MINOT. TOWNS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDED POWERS LAKE...BOWBELLS AND NORTHGATE. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN BILLINGS AND BOWMAN COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THESE OR ANY OTHER THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP THIS EVENING TO BECOME SEVERE. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER .INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LEBLANG
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:35 PM CDT, 55 minutes before
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-150030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 635 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MARCH ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... AT 630 PM CDT WEATHER RADARS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL...FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER 70 MILES NORTH OF MINOT...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR WILLISTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE SO BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LEBLANG
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:40 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-150030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 640 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MARCH ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... AT 630 PM CDT WEATHER RADARS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL...FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER 70 MILES NORTH OF MINOT...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR WILLISTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BETWEEN 610 AND 625 PM AN OBSERVER IN SHERWOOD REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF RAIN AND 45 MPH WINDS. SHERWOOD IS 70 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF MINOT. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE SO BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LEBLANG
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:40 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-150030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 640 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MARCH ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... AT 630 PM CDT WEATHER RADARS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL...FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER 70 MILES NORTH OF MINOT...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR WILLISTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BETWEEN 610 AND 625 PM AN OBSERVER IN SHERWOOD REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF RAIN AND 45 MPH WINDS. SHERWOOD IS 70 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF MINOT. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE SO BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LEBLANG
Special weather statement, Jun 14, 6:43 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
NDZ001>003-009>011-017>021-031>034-040>045-150030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 640 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 1997 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MARCH ACROSS NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL... AT 630 PM CDT WEATHER RADARS INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL...FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER 70 MILES NORTH OF MINOT...SOUTHWEST TO NEAR WILLISTON. THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. BETWEEN 610 AND 625 PM AN OBSERVER IN SHERWOOD REPORTED 1/2 INCH OF RAIN AND 45 MPH WINDS. SHERWOOD IS 70 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF MINOT. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE SO BE PREPARED TO SEEK S6HELTER INDOORS IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. LEBLANG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stark | 45 min |
| Jun 14, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stark | 39 min |
| Jun 14, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 66 min |
| Jun 14, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant | 50 min |
| Jun 14, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams | 41 min |
| Jun 14, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 65 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.