Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 33, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2005, 12:46 AM CDT for Renville County, Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 26, 2005, 12:46 AM CDT (05:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2005, 1:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Renville County, ND, Ward County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 1:05 AM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 1 S Tolley, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 25, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -236 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1631 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KBIS 260546 TORBIS NDC075-101-260615- /O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0033.050626T0546Z-050626T0615Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1246 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN RENVILLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA NORTHWESTERN WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 115 AM CDT * AT 1236 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF DONNYBROOK...OR ABOUT 41 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINOT... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... GRANO AROUND 100 AM 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4873 10201 4848 10196 4848 10148 4878 10151 $$ WAA
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KBIS 260601 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 101 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 NDC101-260611- /O.CAN.KBIS.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050626T0615Z/ WARD ND- 101 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWEST WARD COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4874 10184 4848 10184 4848 10148 4878 10151 $$ NDC075-260615- /O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050626T0615Z/ RENVILLE ND- 101 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 115 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY... AT 1256 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF NORMA...OR ABOUT 32 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINOT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4874 10184 4848 10184 4848 10148 4878 10151 $$ WAA
000 WWUS53 KBIS 260614 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 114 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 NDC075-260624- /O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0033.000000T0000Z-050626T0615Z/ RENVILLE ND- 114 AM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTY EXPIRES AT 115 AM CDT... THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4874 10184 4848 10184 4848 10148 4878 10151 $$ WAA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, McKenzie, Williams | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 10:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 11:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Mountrail | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 12:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 66 min |
| Jun 26, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Slope | 67 min |
| Jun 26, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 1:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stark | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 1:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry, Ward | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 70 min |
| Jun 26, 2:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Golden Valley, McKenzie | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mountrail, Ward | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 4:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bowman | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 5:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 5:32 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer, Oliver | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Renville | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 5:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Bowman | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 5:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Renville, Ward | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton, Sioux | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Oliver | 22 min |
| Jun 26, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 6:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Ward | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry | 33 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.