Tornado Warning 45, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Jul 2, 2005, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)

Expired

Jul 2, 2005, 9:03 PM CDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Bottineau County, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WFUS53 KBIS 030130
TORBIS
NDC009-030200-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0045.050703T0130Z-050703T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
830 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BOTTINEAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOTTINEAU

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 828 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  BOTTINEAU...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  BOTTINEAU AT 835 PM CDT
  RURAL EASTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTY NEAR OVERLY AROUND 840 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.

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4894 10054 4877 10063 4860 10016 4891 10019

$$

VINING

000 
WWUS53 KBIS 030155
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
854 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

NDC009-030200-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-050703T0200Z/
BOTTINEAU ND-
854 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
BOTTINEAU COUNTY...

AT 850 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF
BOTTINEAU...MOVING EAST AT 30 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.

GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN BOTTINEAU WITH THIS STORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4894 10054 4877 10063 4860 10016 4891 10019

$$

VINING

000 
WWUS53 KBIS 030203
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
903 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

NDC009-030213-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0045.000000T0000Z-050703T0200Z/
BOTTINEAU ND-
903 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BOTTINEAU COUNTY EXPIRED AT
900 PM CDT...

THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND NO LONGER
POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT SUNDAY
MORNING FOR NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4894 10054 4877 10063 4860 10016 4891 10019

$$

VINING

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