Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2005, 4:45 PM MDT for Grant County, Morton County, Sioux County, North Dakota. It was in force for 30 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 26, 2005, 4:45 PM MDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2005, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Grant County, ND, Morton County, ND, Sioux County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 26, 12:45 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -386 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KBIS 262246 TORBIS NDC037-059-085-262315- /O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0034.050626T2245Z-050626T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 545 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SOUTHEASTERN MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA NORTH CENTRAL SIOUX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 615 PM CDT(515 PM MDT) * AT 539 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BREIEN...OR ABOUT 37 MILES SOUTH OF BISMARCK...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... BREIEN AROUND 605 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. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4624 10118 4621 10093 4661 10073 4662 10114 $$ HEINERT
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KBIS 262300 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 557 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 NDC037-059-085-262315- /O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-050626T2315Z/ GRANT ND-MORTON ND-SIOUX ND- 557 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM CDT(515 PM MDT) FOR NORTH CENTRAL SIOUX...SOUTHEASTERN MORTON AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTIES... AT 555 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT YATES...OR ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH OF BISMARCK...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL SOUTHERN MORTON COUNTY AT 610 PM CDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4624 10118 4621 10093 4661 10073 4662 10114 $$ HEINERT
000
WWUS53 KBIS 262307
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
607 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005
NDC057-065-262317-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0131.000000T0000Z-050626T2315Z/
MERCER ND-OLIVER ND-
507 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OLIVER AND
NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT SUNDAY
EVENING(1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING) FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT SUNDAY
EVENING(1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING) FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4752 10140 4752 10138 4750 10142 4743 10143
4738 10138 4733 10138 4729 10133 4725 10125
4715 10133 4722 10155 4727 10155
$$
JCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 6:56 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 64 min |
| Jun 25, 8:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 60 min |
| Jun 25, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, McKenzie, Williams | 65 min |
| Jun 25, 9:49 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 26 min |
| Jun 25, 10:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 10:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Mountrail | 61 min |
| Jun 25, 11:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 66 min |
| Jun 25, 11:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Slope | 67 min |
| Jun 25, 11:46 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 12:11 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 12:29 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stark | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 12:36 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry, Ward | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 1:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 70 min |
| Jun 26, 1:31 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 2:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Golden Valley, McKenzie | 52 min |
| Jun 26, 3:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mountrail, Ward | 54 min |
| Jun 26, 3:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 3:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bowman | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 4:32 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer, Oliver | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Renville | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 4:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Bowman | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 4:58 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Renville, Ward | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 5:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton, Sioux | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Oliver | 22 min |
| Jun 26, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger | 59 min |
| Jun 26, 5:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 57 min |
| Jun 26, 5:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 38 min |
| Jun 26, 5:41 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Ward | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 5:57 PM MDT | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.