Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 39, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 26, 2005, 7:04 PM MDT for Grant County, Hettinger County, North Dakota. It was in force for 41 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, 7:04 PM MDT (01:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2005, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 7:35 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | Elgin, ND | NICKEL TO GOLFBALL HAIL. |
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 26, 12:45 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
| Jun 26, 2:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 2883 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KBIS 270104 TORBIS NDC037-041-270145- /O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0039.050627T0104Z-050627T0145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 704 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EASTERN HETTINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 745 PM MDT * AT 703 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BURT...OR ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DICKINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW LEIPZIG AROUND 720 PM MDT 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELGIN AROUND 730 PM MDT 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. LAT...LON 4651 10224 4628 10223 4641 10163 4669 10179 $$ CJS/HW
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KBIS 270114 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 812 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 NDC037-041-270145- /O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050627T0145Z/ GRANT ND-HETTINGER ND- 712 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL HETTINGER AND WESTERN GRANT COUNTIES... AT 706 PM MDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF MOTT...OR ABOUT 46 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DICKINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ELGIN BY 720 PM MDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THE LINE OF STORMS THAT EXTENDS FROM EASTERN HETTINGER INTO ADAMS COUNTY IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. LAT...LON 4651 10224 4628 10223 4641 10163 4669 10179 $$ CJS/HW
000 WWUS53 KBIS 270125 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 825 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2005 NDC041-270135- /O.CAN.KBIS.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050627T0145Z/ HETTINGER ND- 725 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR HETTINGER COUNTY IS CANCELLED... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR HETTINGER AND ADAMS COUNTIES... A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS HETTINGER AND ADAMS COUNTIES...BUT THE THREAT OF THE TORNADO HAS ENDED IN HETTINGER COUNTY. LAT...LON 4656 10203 4630 10203 4641 10163 4669 10179 $$ NDC037-270145- /O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050627T0145Z/ GRANT ND- 725 PM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY... AT 720 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW LEIPZIG...OR ABOUT 49 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DICKINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ELGIN BY 730 PM MDT THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 4656 10203 4630 10203 4641 10163 4669 10179 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 6:01 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton | 29 min |
| Jun 26, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Renville, Ward | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Oliver | 27 min |
| Jun 26, 6:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Hettinger | 64 min |
| Jun 26, 7:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey | 50 min |
| Jun 26, 7:15 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Grant, McHenry, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 7:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 7:20 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Morton | 25 min |
| Jun 26, 7:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Hettinger, Sioux | 62 min |
| Jun 26, 7:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sheridan | 63 min |
| Jun 26, 7:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 7:47 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 28 min |
| Jun 26, 7:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 47 min |
| Jun 26, 8:01 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Pierce, Rolette | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:14 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Morton, Sheridan, Sioux and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 56 min |
| Jun 26, 8:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail | 2 hr |
| Jun 26, 8:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons | 45 min |
| Jun 26, 9:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Kidder | 61 min |
| Jun 26, 9:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 65 min |
| Jun 26, 10:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Wells | 55 min |
| Jun 26, 10:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster | 58 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.