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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 25, 2005Divide County, Williams County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2005, 11:14 PM CDT for Divide County, Williams County, North Dakota. It was in force for 31 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 25, 2005, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2005, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Divide County, ND, Williams County, ND

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 25, 7:40 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 243 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2005-06-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 20 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Glasgow Intl Airport, MT at 00:00Z on 2005-06-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
20 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-390 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2713 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WFUS53 KBIS 260414
TORBIS
NDC023-105-260445-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0032.050626T0414Z-050626T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1114 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN DIVIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA   
  NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1111 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ALAMO...OR
  ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTH OF CROSBY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  CORINTH AROUND 1120 PM CDT
  WILDROSE AROUND 1130 PM CDT
  HAMLET AROUND 1140 PM CDT
  MCGREGOR AROUND 1145 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4886 10374 4836 10350 4841 10291 4886 10296

$$

CS/CD/RSL
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KBIS 260432
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1132 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

NDC023-105-260445-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-050626T0445Z/
WILLIAMS ND-DIVIDE ND-
1132 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
DIVIDE AND NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS COUNTIES...

AT 1131 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HAMLET...OR ABOUT
21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CROSBY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  MCGREGOR BY 1140 PM CDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4886 10365 4836 10350 4841 10289 4886 10295

$$

CJS/RSL
000 
WWUS53 KBIS 260445
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1145 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

NDC023-105-260454-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-050626T0445Z/
WILLIAMS ND-DIVIDE ND-
1145 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DIVIDE AND NORTHEASTERN
WILLIAMS COUNTIES EXPIRED AT 1145 PM CDT...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4886 10365 4836 10350 4841 10289 4886 10295

$$

CJS/RSL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, Williams64 min
Jun 25, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, Williams60 min
Jun 25, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, McKenzie, Williams65 min
Jun 25, 10:49 PM CDTTornado WarningBISDivide, Williams26 min
Jun 25, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Mountrail61 min
Jun 26, 12:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRenville, Ward66 min
Jun 26, 12:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSlope67 min
Jun 26, 12:46 AM CDTTornado WarningBISRenville, Ward29 min
Jun 26, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau64 min
Jun 26, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISStark56 min
Jun 26, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry, Ward56 min
Jun 26, 2:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Rolette70 min
Jun 26, 2:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce61 min
Jun 26, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGolden Valley, McKenzie52 min
Jun 26, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mountrail, Ward54 min
Jun 26, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie64 min
Jun 26, 4:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBowman61 min
Jun 26, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWard59 min
Jun 26, 5:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISMcKenzie, Mountrail4 hr
Jun 26, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMercer, Oliver30 min
Jun 26, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRenville61 min
Jun 26, 5:45 PM CDTTornado WarningBISGrant, Morton, Sioux30 min
Jun 26, 5:52 PM CDTTornado WarningBISBowman38 min
Jun 26, 5:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISBottineau, Renville, Ward4 hr
Jun 26, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningBISRenville, Ward28 min
Jun 26, 6:15 PM CDTTornado WarningBISMorton, Sioux45 min
Jun 26, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISOliver22 min
Jun 26, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Hettinger59 min
Jun 26, 6:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau57 min
Jun 26, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWard38 min
Jun 26, 6:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, Ward4 hr
Jun 26, 6:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry33 min

Nearby

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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.