Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 20, 2005, 9:33 PM MDT for Billings County, Golden Valley County, North Dakota. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2005, 9:33 PM MDT (03:33 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2005, 10:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Billings County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:33 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.
Did it verify
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.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 665 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2075 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS53 KBIS 210335
SVRBIS
NDC007-033-210430-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0023.050521T0333Z-050521T0430Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
933 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BILLINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
* UNTIL 1030 PM MDT
* AT 1024 PM CDT(924 PM MDT)...SKYWARN SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES WEST OF BEACH...OR ABOUT
67 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOWMAN...AND MOVING EAST A 45 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
BEACH AROUND 940 PM MDT
SENTINEL BUTTE AROUND 945 PM MDT
7 MILES NORTH OF MEDORA AROUND 1005 PM MDT
DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO COULD STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
LAT...LON 4731 10404 4733 10373 4733 10305 4733 10305
4699 10305 4698 10325 4663 10325 4664 10361
4668 10363 4665 10384 4660 10402
$$
JC2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KBIS 210406
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1105 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005
NDC007-033-210430-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-050521T0430Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY ND-BILLINGS ND-
1005 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2005
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1030 PM MDT FOR
BILLINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES...
AT 950 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF SENTINEL BUTTE...OR ABOUT 47 MILES WEST OF DICKINSON...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MEDORA BY 1020 PM MDT
8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRYBURG BY 1030 PM MDT
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING CAN BE A KILLER. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4731 10404 4733 10373 4733 10305 4733 10305
4699 10305 4698 10325 4663 10325 4664 10361
4668 10363 4665 10384 4660 10402
$$
JC000
WWUS53 KBIS 210427
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1127 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005
NDC007-033-210437-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-050521T0430Z/
GOLDEN VALLEY ND-BILLINGS ND-
1027 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR BILLINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY
COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1030 PM MDT...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM MDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4731 10404 4733 10373 4733 10305 4733 10305
4699 10305 4698 10325 4663 10325 4664 10361
4668 10363 4665 10384 4660 10402
$$
JCWhat 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.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 20, 1:05 PM MDT, 8 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 1:05 PM MDT, 8 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 205 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005 .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... THE BIGGEST CONCERN AT THIS TIME IS THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND IN THE WEST TONIGHT. HIGH DEWPOINTS AND SOLAR HEATING MAY CAUSE A FEW SEVERE STORMS IN THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE WEST...A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW IS DRAWING HIGHER DEWPOINTS INTO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA...AND A SHORT WAVE IS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ENOUGH DESTABILIZATION SHOULD OCCUR BY SUNSET IN WESTERN ND FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST DURING THE EVENING. DEWPOINTS IN THE NORTHWEST ARE ONLY IN THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEY WILL RISE THIS EVENING AS SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS. THEN ON SATURDAY THERE WILL BE EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST NORTH OF THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. COUPLING BETWEEN THE SURFACE AND UPPER SYSTEM WILL CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH WINDS. AS USUAL...THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST. SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL SEE RIDGING ALOFT...BUT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL RETURN AGAIN BY MONDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM... TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... FAST WESTERLY FLOW BUILDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY WHICH EVOLVES INTO A CANADIAN LOW BY THURSDAY. SHORTWAVE ENERGY IN THE AREA ON TUESDAY MAY CREATE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND RETURN AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN DURING THIS PERIOD AS DAMP WEATHER RETURNS. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ...HIGH WIND WATCH SOUTHWEST SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST SATURDAY... LM/JENSEN
Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 4:02 AM MDT, 17 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 502 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-211001- ADAMS-BILLINGS-BOTTINEAU-BOWMAN-BURKE-BURLEIGH-DICKEY-DIVIDE-DUNN- EMMONS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-GRANT-HETTINGER-KIDDER-LA MOURE-LOGAN- MCHENRY-MCINTOSH-MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-MERCER-MORTON-MOUNTRAIL-OLIVER- PIERCE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-SHERIDAN-SIOUX-SLOPE-STARK-STUTSMAN-WARD- WELLS-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...MINOT...JAMESTOWN... DICKINSON...CROSBY...BOWMAN...BOTTINEAU...BISMARCK...MANDAN... WATFORD CITY...WASHBURN...STANLEY...RUGBY...MOTT...MEDORA...LINTON... HETTINGER...HARVEY...ELLENDALE...CARRINGTON...BEULAH...BELCOURT... BEACH AND ASHLEY 502 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...WITH HEAVY RAIN ALSO EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ON SATURDAY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH ARE FORECAST OVER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VINING
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 20, 6:34 PM MDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
734 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0731 PM HAIL JAMESTOWN 46.91N 98.70W
05/20/2005 0.88 INCH STUTSMAN ND AMATEUR RADIO
&&
KWELKLocal storm report, May 20, 7:25 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
825 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0816 PM FLOOD JAMESTOWN 46.91N 98.70W
05/20/2005 STUTSMAN ND AMATEUR RADIO
VIADUCT FLOODED
&&
KWELKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 70 min |
| May 20, 7:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 3 hr |
| May 20, 7:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams | 30 min |
| May 20, 10:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 36 min |
| May 20, 10:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings | 32 min |
| May 20, 11:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings | 15 min |
| May 20, 11:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Golden Valley | 50 min |
| May 21, 12:06 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 39 min |
| May 21, 12:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Golden Valley, Slope | 48 min |
| May 21, 12:24 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, McIntosh | 66 min |
| May 21, 12:28 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, Mercer | 47 min |
| May 21, 12:40 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stark | 68 min |
| May 21, 1:04 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Billings, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer and 4 more | 6 hr |
| May 21, 1:05 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton, Oliver | 59 min |
| May 21, 1:12 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Slope | 56 min |
| May 21, 1:39 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 69 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.