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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 22, 2007Bottineau County, McHenry County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2007, 5:54 PM CDT for Bottineau County, McHenry County, North Dakota. It was in force for 36 min. 2 reports 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 22, 2007, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 22, 2007, 6:30 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Bottineau County, ND, McHenry County, ND

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 22, 6:17 PM CDTHAIL 1.75Upham, ND
Jun 22, 6:20 PM CDTHAIL 2Upham, NDHAIL LASTED FROM 620 PM CDT TO 635 PM CDT. REPORTED BY ATMOSPHERIC RESOURCES BOARD OBSERVER.

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
Jun 22, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 214 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 12:00Z on 2007-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 788 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2007-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
788 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
745 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KBIS 222254
TORBIS
NDC009-049-222330-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0021.070622T2254Z-070622T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
554 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BOTTINEAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTH CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR RUSSELL...
  OR ABOUT 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOTTINEAU...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KRAMER AROUND 615 PM CDT...
  7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GARDENA AROUND 630 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 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.

LAT...LON 4878 10094 4861 10097 4855 10052 4873 10047

$$

TSW
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KBIS 222315
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
614 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

NDC009-049-222330-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070622T2330Z/
MCHENRY ND-BOTTINEAU ND-
614 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BOTTINEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTIES...

AT 609 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED
NEAR KRAMER...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOTTINEAU...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  KRAMER AND UPHAM AROUND 625 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 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.

LAT...LON 4874 10086 4860 10094 4847 10056 4866 10049

$$

TSW
000 
WWUS53 KBIS 222330
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
629 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

NDC009-049-222339-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070622T2330Z/
MCHENRY ND-BOTTINEAU ND-
629 PM CDT FRI JUN 22 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BOTTINEAU AND NORTH CENTRAL
MCHENRY COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 630 PM CDT...

THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A
SIGNIFICANT THREAT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THIS AREA. 

LAT...LON 4874 10086 4860 10094 4847 10056 4866 10049

$$

TSW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 4:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie54 min
Jun 22, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau63 min
Jun 22, 4:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean64 min
Jun 22, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn54 min
Jun 22, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Rolette62 min
Jun 22, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn64 min
Jun 22, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, Rolette65 min

Nearby

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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.