Severe Thunderstorm Warning 149, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Aug 8, 2003, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC)

Expired

Aug 8, 2003, 6:15 PM CDT

In force

63 min

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Renville County, ND

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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WUUS53 KBIS 082212
SVRBIS
NDC075-082315-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
511 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 511 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORMA...OR ABOUT 51 MILES
  EAST OF CROSBY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SHERWOOD...NORMA AT 555 PM CDT
  LORAINE...TOLLEY AT 605 PM CDT
  MOHALL AT 615 PM CDT

HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE  HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS STORM IN 
BOWBELLS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...PUT YOUR CAR IN A 
GARAGE AND MOVE TO A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.

LAT...LON 4899 10201 4873 10201 4873 10183 4866 10183
          4872 10150 4898 10151

$$
CJS/JV

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 8, 2:45 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
245 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM IS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
POSSIBILITY OF THEM BECOMING SEVERE. SOLAR HEATING AND LOW LEVEL
CONVERGENCE MAY OVERCOME A MID LEVEL CAP TO CAUSE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
BY LATE AFTERNOON. VERTICAL SHEAR AND SIGNIFICANT CAPES MAY BE ENOUGH
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. ON SATURDAY...SOLAR HEATING
WILL AGAIN DESTABILIZE THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WHILE SPEED MAXES WILL
PROVIDE DYNAMICS ALOFT. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTOREMS ARE POSSIBLE.

MODELS FORECAST A WARM DRY UPPER RIDGE FOR THE REGION THE EARLY PART
OF NEXT WEEK. THEN THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES EAST AND THE FORECAST AREA
IS IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. ENSUING SHORT WAVES WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS BY THURSDAY.

.BIS...NONE.

LM

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-090945-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
440 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY.
PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED

TURNER

In the hours before

ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL

TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

502 PM CDT FRI AUG 08 2003

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

           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0455 PM    3 W NORTHGATE             ND   1 INCH HAIL

08/08/03   BURKE                          REPORTED BY STORM

                                          SPOTTER.

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