Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2005
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 1, 2005, 8:12 PM CDT for Morton County, North Dakota. It was in force for 41 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
- Jun 1, 2005, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2005, 8:53 PM CDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Morton County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 566 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1099 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 195 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 349 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS53 KBIS 020113 SVRBIS NDC059-020200- /O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0042.050602T0112Z-050602T0200Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 812 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 900 PM CDT * AT 810 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 46 MILES WEST OF BISMARCK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... RURAL CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY AROUND 820 PM CDT GLEN ULLIN AROUND 815 PM CDT A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. 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. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT 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. LAT...LON 4674 10187 4666 10161 4699 10139 4699 10175 $$ HEINERT
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KBIS 020136 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 836 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 NDC059-020200- /O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-050602T0200Z/ MORTON ND- 836 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY... AT 833 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 39 MILES WEST OF BISMARCK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING CAN BE A KILLER. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4674 10187 4666 10161 4699 10139 4699 10175 $$ HEINERT
000 WWUS53 KBIS 020153 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 853 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 NDC059-020203- /O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-050602T0200Z/ MORTON ND- 853 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4674 10187 4666 10161 4699 10139 4699 10175 $$ HEINERT
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.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 1, 3:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 310 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 .SHORT TERM... TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... CONCERNS WILL BE STRONG/SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TONIGHT. UPPER LOW OVER SASKATCHEWAN WILL LIFT NORTHWARD TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL JET OF 25 TO 35 KTS ENHANCING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL ND WITH OVERRUNNING ACROSS WEAK WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN SRN ND. STRONG DYNAMIC SITUATION WITH STEEP LAPS RATES LIKELY AS TEMPS HAVE RISEN CLOSE TO 80 ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ND. MODELS CURRENTLY SHOW A NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST PRECIP FORECAST AND THAT LOOKS GOOD CONSIDERING POSITION OF UPPER LEVEL JET AND ITS DIFFLUENT REGION. WILL KEEP HIGH HIGH PROBABILITIES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST AND NORTH WITH THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER...AND HEAVY RAIN. THE FOCUS FOR SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING...BUT WILL KEEP A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS GOING AS COLD AIR ALOFT WILL ENHANCE LAPSE RATES NORTH BUT SUBSIDENCE HINDERS CONVECTION ACROSS THE SOUTH. ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS UPPER LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW AND COLD AIR MAINTAIN STEEP LAPSE RATES AND INSTABILITY. .LONG TERM... SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...ON SUNDAY AN UPPER LOW AND SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHERN MANITOBA LIFTS NORTH GRADUALLY AS AN H500 SHORTWAVE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS WEAK RIDGE GIVES WAY TO A LARGE LOW MOVING INTO THE PLAINS FROM THE NORTHWEST CONUS COAST AND DOMINATES THE WEATHER PATTERN TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY...AND BEYOND THE LAST DAY OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST. EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 70S. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE && WAA/JV
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 3:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 322 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-022020- 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 322 PM CDT WED JUN 1 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. CJS/WAA
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 1, 4:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
414 PM CDT WED JUN 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0411 PM HAIL 6 S SOURIS 48.82N 100.68W
06/01/2005 0.75 INCH BOTTINEAU ND CO-OP OBSERVER
PENNY SIZE HAIL ALONG WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
&&
CJS/LLPLocal storm report, Jun 1, 7:23 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
723 PM CDT WED JUN 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 W GLENBURN 48.51N 101.24W
06/01/2005 RENVILLE ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED BY DEPUTY SHERIFF
&&
CJS/LLPLocal storm report, Jun 1, 7:58 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
758 PM CDT WED JUN 01 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0755 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 10 SW MANDAN 46.73N 101.04W
06/01/2005 MORTON ND PUBLIC
SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS OBSERVED
&&
CJS/LLPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 7:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sioux | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 7:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton | 18 min |
| Jun 1, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 18 min |
| Jun 1, 8:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger | 39 min |
| Jun 1, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer, Morton | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 8:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Hettinger | 27 min |
| Jun 1, 8:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope | 50 min |
| Jun 1, 9:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 9:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger, Stark | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mercer | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 32 min |
| Jun 1, 10:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Ward | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer, Morton, Oliver | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 10:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 26 min |
| Jun 1, 11:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 41 min |
| Jun 2, 12:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Renville, Ward | 6 hr |
| Jun 2, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry, Ward | 34 min |
| Jun 2, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 36 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.