Tornado Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Jun 3, 1999, 2:57 PM MDT (20:57 UTC)

Expired

Jun 3, 1999, 3:30 PM MDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Morton County, ND, Sioux County, ND

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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WFUS1 KBIS 032058 RRA
TORBIS
NDC059-085-032130-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
257 PM MDT THU JUN 3 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN SIOUX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
  SOUTHERN MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 330 PM MDT

* AT 253 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 7 MILES SOUTH OF BREIEN...OR ABOUT 37 MILES SOUTH OF
  BISMARCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BREIEN AT 255 PM MDT
  SOLEN AT 305 PM MDT

AT 245 PM MDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR BREIEN.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED
BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW
SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4632 10113 4620 10094 4646 10059 4659 10075

&

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 3, 2:00 PM MDT, 57 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
300 PM CDT THU JUN 3 1999

ZONES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED AS SPC HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH
FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL ND UNTIL 040100Z (8 PM CDT). LINE OF
DEEP MOIST CONVECTION FORMING ON DEW POINT BOUDARY IN SW ND...DEWS IN
THE LOWER 60S EAST OF LINE AND IN THE 30S-50S JUST WEST OF IT. CAPES
IN WATCH AREA ARE AROUND 2500 J/KG WITH SATELLITE DERIVED LIFTED
INDICES IN THE -3 TO -6 RANGE. THANKS TO LF AT ISN FOR POINTING OUT
HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...K INDEX FORECAST TO BE AROUND 38 THIS
EVENING. ADDED HEAVY RAIN TO ZONES.

SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST LATE TONIGHT BUT A SECONDARY LOBE OF
VORTICITY PUSHES INTO ISN AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ADDED SMALL POPS TO
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. EXTENDED LOOKS STORMY SATURDAY NIGHT-
SUNDAY. LESS CHANCES OF STORMS FOR MONDAY.

.BIS...NONE.

JP MARTIN

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  BISMARCK ND
351 PM CDT THU JUN 3 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0340 PM    SHIELDS                   ND   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/03/99   GRANT

0345 PM    SHIELDS                   ND   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/03/99   GRANT

0350 PM    BREIEN                    ND   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/03/99   MORTON

END

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  BISMARCK ND
351 PM CDT THU JUN 3 1999

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0340 PM    SHIELDS                   ND   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/03/99   GRANT

0345 PM    SHIELDS                   ND   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/03/99   GRANT

0350 PM    BREIEN                    ND   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/03/99   MORTON

END

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