Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 1997, 8:51 PM MDT for Golden Valley County, North Dakota. It was in force for 69 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 22, 1997, 8:51 PM MDT (02:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 1997, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
County Golden Valley County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 235 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 9:20 PM MDT | Thunderstorm Wind 56 | Golva, 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 3:30 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 705 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -269 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 353 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBIS 230252 RRA SVRBIS NDC033-230400- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 951 PM CDT (851 PM MDT) SUN JUN 22 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM CDT (1000 PM MDT) FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ...GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY AT 850 PM MDT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO WESTERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY. THE LINE WAS LOCATED 60 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON OR 13 NORTHWEST OF BEACH. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TOWNS OF TROTTERS...BEACH ...CARLYLE 4AND GOLVA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. VAN ESS
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, Jun 22, 5:07 PM MDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
NDZ018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-230030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 605 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT (10 PM MDT)... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AT 6 PM CDT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ENTERING NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF WILLISTON. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO MOVING THROUGH PARTS OF LOGAN...LAMOURE AND STUTSMAN COUNTIES...NORTH AND SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN...IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE ATMOSPHERE IS PRIMED FOR HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN SOUTHWEST AND THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. VAN ESS
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:30 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
NDZ031-032-040-043-044-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 830 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT... AT 730 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE HEADING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FROM MONTANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN BOWMAN COUNTY AFTER 745 PM MDT AND INTO GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY AFTER 830 PM MDT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. VAN ESS
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
NDZ031-032-040-043-044-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 830 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT... AT 730 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE HEADING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FROM MONTANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN BOWMAN COUNTY AFTER 745 PM MDT AND INTO GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY AFTER 830 PM MDT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. VAN ESS
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:34 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
NDZ031-032-040-043-044-230300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 730 PM MDT SUN JUN 22 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT... AT 730 PM MDT STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE HEADING FOR SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA FROM MONTANA. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN BOWMAN COUNTY AFTER 745 PM MDT AND INTO GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY AFTER 830 PM MDT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. VAN ESS
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
NDZ025-037-230230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 845 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT... AT 845 PM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN STUTSMAN AND SOUTHERN FOSTER COUNTIES. THE LINE WAS FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN TO 35 NORTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AND 30 MPH. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE MELVILLE... CARRINGTON...BORDULAC...GLENFIELD AND JUANITA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. VAN ESS
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 7:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
NDZ025-037-230230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 845 PM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT... AT 845 PM CDT A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN STUTSMAN AND SOUTHERN FOSTER COUNTIES. THE LINE WAS FROM 35 MILES NORTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN TO 35 NORTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AND 30 MPH. SOME TOWNS IN THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERBSTORMS INCLUDE MELVILLE... CARRINGTON...BORDULAC...GLENFIELD AND JUANITA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN...HAIL AND STRONG WINDS. THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY QUICKLY BECOME SEVERE. VAN ESS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 7:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster | 69 min |
| Jun 22, 8:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 9:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Slope | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 9:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Dunn | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 9:25 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 9:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 9:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer | 69 min |
| Jun 22, 10:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 64 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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.