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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 7, 2005McLean County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2005, 8:32 PM CDT for McLean County, North Dakota. It was in force for 28 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
Jul 7, 2005, 8:32 PM CDT (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2005, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County McLean County, ND

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 7, 8:35 PM CDTHAIL 1White Shield, NDDIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL FROM 835 PM CDT TO 855 PM CDT.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 7, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 120 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2005-07-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2649 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2005-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2649 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2032 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.0

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KBIS 080132
TORBIS
NDC055-080200-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0046.050708T0132Z-050708T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
832 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 829 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF WHITE SHIELD...OR ABOUT 54 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINOT...
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  RURAL CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTY AROUND 850 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4770 10197 4765 10152 4757 10135 4759 10134
      4753 10139 4758 10142 4757 10144 4751 10189
      4754 10195 4754 10202 4760 10205

$$

JC
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS53 KBIS 080200
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
900 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2005

NDC055-080210-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-050708T0200Z/
MCLEAN ND-
900 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTY EXPIRES AT 900 PM
CDT...

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4770 10197 4765 10152 4757 10135 4759 10134
      4753 10139 4758 10142 4757 10144 4751 10189
      4754 10195 4754 10202 4760 10205

$$

JC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 7:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean53 min
Jul 7, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, Mercer31 min
Jul 7, 8:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau62 min
Jul 7, 9:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMercer45 min
Jul 7, 9:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWard60 min
Jul 7, 9:29 PM CDTTornado WarningBISMercer27 min
Jul 7, 9:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISMcLean, Mercer3 hr
Jul 7, 9:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Rolette65 min
Jul 7, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry61 min
Jul 7, 10:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMercer, Oliver45 min
Jul 7, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMorton39 min
Jul 7, 10:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWard65 min
Jul 7, 10:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISBottineau3 hr
Jul 7, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry62 min
Jul 7, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Morton, Oliver60 min
Jul 7, 11:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSheridan, Wells19 min
Jul 7, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce42 min
Jul 8, 12:05 AM CDTTornado WarningBISPierce25 min
Jul 8, 12:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISKidder66 min
Jul 8, 12:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWells48 min
Jul 8, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster62 min
Jul 8, 12:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISStutsman63 min
Jul 8, 1:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster30 min
Jul 8, 2:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISStutsman45 min
Jul 8, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISLaMoure63 min
Jul 8, 3:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, LaMoure61 min
Jul 8, 4:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey34 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.