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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 176, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 25, 2007Bottineau County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 25, 2007, 3:16 AM CDT for Bottineau County, North Dakota. It was in force for 59 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 25, 2007, 3:16 AM CDT (08:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 25, 2007, 4:15 AM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Bottineau County, ND

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 24, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 225 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 3796 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 17.3

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 25, 3:00 AM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 3:00 AM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 5:05 AM CDT, 22 hours 11 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
505 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-251015-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-
505 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007 /405 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2007/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING. AT THIS TIME THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO INITIATE ALONG AND NORTH OF A WARM FRONT EXTENDING FROM
SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...EAST TO BISMARCK AND JAMESTOWN. LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR ALONG THE WARM FRONT WILL INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY OF
TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS...AS WELL AS THE THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN
EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE
NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS IN STORE FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLIDES ACROSS THE REGION. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL ALSO LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

NDZ051-251015-
DICKEY-
505 AM CDT SUN JUN 24 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A RIVER FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE JAMES RIVER NEAR
LUDDEN DAM. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
PORTIONS OF WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH MOST ACTIVITY
NORTH AND WEST OF DICKEY COUNTY DURING THE DAY. BY
TONIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD
BUT WITH THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE NORTHERN TWO
THIRDS OF NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS IN STORE FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLIDES ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE DURING THIS PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT AND AGAIN MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 1:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
120 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0113 AM     HAIL             KENMARE                 48.67N 102.08W
06/25/2007  E2.00 INCH       WARD               ND   PUBLIC

            FORWARDED BY THE NEWS MEDIA.

&&

KBIRK

Local storm report, Jun 25, 1:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
130 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 AM     HAIL             6 W KENMARE             48.67N 102.21W
06/25/2007  E1.75 INCH       WARD               ND   PUBLIC

            FORWARDED BY NEWS MEDIA

&&

KBIRK

Local storm report, Jun 25, 1:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
131 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0121 AM     HAIL             WILLISTON               48.16N 103.63W
06/25/2007  E0.75 INCH       WILLIAMS           ND   PUBLIC

            FORWARDED BY NEWS MEDIA.

&&

KBIRK

Local storm report, Jun 25, 2:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
206 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 AM     HAIL             4 N NEWBURG             48.77N 100.91W
06/25/2007  E0.75 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   PUBLIC

            HAIL LASTED ABOUT 6 MIN.

&&

KBIRK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Rolette	29 min
Jun 24, 11:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau	53 min
Jun 24, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Mountrail	66 min
Jun 24, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Pierce	26 min
Jun 24, 11:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry	24 min
Jun 24, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Rolette	23 min
Jun 25, 12:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Rolette	47 min
Jun 25, 12:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau	59 min
Jun 25, 12:24 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Bottineau	36 min
Jun 25, 12:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burke, Mountrail, Renville, Ward	57 min
Jun 25, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Williams	45 min
Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Burke, Mountrail, Ward	34 min
Jun 25, 1:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Williams	61 min
Jun 25, 1:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Burke, Ward	31 min
Jun 25, 1:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau	54 min
Jun 25, 1:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Renville	39 min
Jun 25, 1:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Rolette	48 min
Jun 25, 1:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Divide	66 min
Jun 25, 1:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Renville	46 min
Jun 25, 2:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burke	64 min
Jun 25, 2:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau	44 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.