Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 1997, 2:06 AM CDT for Burleigh County, Morton County, North Dakota. It was in force for 69 min. 2 reports 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 29, 1997, 2:06 AM CDT (07:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 1997, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Burleigh County, ND, Morton County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:06 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 29, 2:20 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 65 | Mandan, ND | Large tree knocked down. wind speed estimated. |
| Jun 29, 2:30 AM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Bismarck, ND | 4 inch diameter branches down in northern Bismarck. wind speed estimated. |
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 28, 10:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 547 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
167 WUUS1 KBIS 290708 RRA SVRBIS NDC015-059-290815- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 206 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 1997 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ...SOUTHWESTERN BURLEIGH COUNTY...EASTERN MORTON COUNTY AT 205 AM CDT A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 28 MILES WEST OF BISMARCK NEAR NEW SALEM TO 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK NEAR THE TOWN OF BREIEN. THE LINE IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE LINE WILL MOVE THROUGH ST ANTHONY BY 220 AM CDT AND WILL BE IN THE BISMARCK/MANDAN AREA BETWEEN 230 AND 240 AM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. REMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TWH
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 29, 1:41 AM CDT, 25 minutes before
NDZ034-035-042-045-046-290730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 135 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA... AT 130 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE STORMS THAT ROLLED THROUGH WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA HAVE WEAKENED OR MOVED EAST OUT OF THE AREA. BECAUSE OF THIS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT/3 AM MDT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME SEVERE. THEY MAY HOWEVER CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT... AT 130 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOTTINEAU ON THE US/CANADIAN BORDER NORTH OF THE TOWN OF WESTHOPE. A SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOTTINEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF RUGBY IN PIERCE COUNTY. BOTH OF THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH.\ PERSONS ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA NEED TO KEEP ABREAST OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT... AT 130 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE LINE EXTENDS FROM 37 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK NEAR THE TOWN OF ALMONT SOUTH TO WESTERN SIOUX COUNTY...55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK. THE LINE IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. PERSONS IN THE TOWNS OF ALMONT...LARK...RALEIGH AND SHEILhDS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE STORMS. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WERE REPORTED IN CARSON. HINTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:45 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
NDZ004-005-012-013-290730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 145 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT... AT 130 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOTTINEAU ON THE US/CANADIAN BORDER NORTH OF THE TOWN OF WESTHOPE. THE SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOTTINEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF RUGBY IN PIERCE COUNTY. BOTH OF THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA NEED TO KEEP ABREAST OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. HINTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:45 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
NDZ004-005-012-013-290730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 145 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT... AT 130 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOTTINEAU ON THE US/CANADIAN BORDER NORTH OF THE TOWN OF WESTHOPE. THE SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOTTINEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF RUGBY IN PIERCE COUNTY. BOTH OF THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA NEED TO KEEP ABREAST OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. HINTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:47 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
NDZ034-035-042-045-046-290730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CORRECTED... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 140 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT... AT 130 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE LINE EXTENDS FROM 37 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK NEAR THE TOWN OF ALMONT SOUTH TO WESTERN SIOUX COUNTY...55 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK. THE LINE IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. PERSONS IN THE TOWNS OF ALMONT...LARK...RALEIGH AND SHEILDS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE STORMS. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WERE REPORTED IN CARSON. HINTZ
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:51 AM CDT, 15 minutes before
NDZ004-005-012-013-290730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 145 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 1997 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT... AT 130 AM CDT WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. ONE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOTTINEAU ON THE US/CANADIAN BORDER NORTH OF THE TOWN OF WESTHOPE. THE SECOND STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 35 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BOTTINEAU NEAR THE TOWN OF RUGBY IN PIERCE COUNTY. BOTH OF THE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. PERSONS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA NEED TO KEEP ABREAST OF RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN LARGE HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN. HINTZ
Local storm report, Jun 29, 2:05 AM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
205 AM CDT SUN JUN 29 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1006 PM 5 W ECKMAN ND TORNADO
06/28/97 BOTTINEAU REPORT BY SKYWARN
SPOTTER. NO DAMAGE.
1115 PM 5 W BANTRY ND TORNADO
06/28/97 MCHENRY TORNADO IN A FIELD. NO
DAMAGE.
1118 PM DEERING ND TORNADO
06/28/97 MCHENRY PUBLIC REPORT TORNADO
TOUCHDOWN ON SKALENDA
STREET. NO DAMAGE.
1125 PM 4 NE DEERING ND TORNADO
06/28/97 MCHENRY BARN DESTROYED.
1214 AM DICKINSON ND 70 MPH WIND GUST
06/29/97 STARK KDIK ASOS AT AIRPORT.
0105 AM 2 N TOWNER ND 1.00 INCH HAIL
06/29/97 MCHENRY
JP MARTINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 43 min |
| Jun 28, 10:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 53 min |
| Jun 28, 11:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry | 69 min |
| Jun 28, 11:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry | 28 min |
| Jun 28, 11:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stark | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 58 min |
| Jun 29, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry | 57 min |
| Jun 29, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 64 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.