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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 25, 2007Burke County, Ward County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 25, 2007, 1:29 AM CDT for Burke County, Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 25, 2007, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 25, 2007, 2:00 AM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Burke County, ND, Ward County, ND

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 24, 11:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 240 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 2007-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3796 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 00:00Z on 2007-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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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The text

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

000 
WFUS53 KBIS 250629
TORBIS
NDC013-101-250700-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0025.070625T0629Z-070625T0700Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
129 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  EAST CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 126 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NIOBE...OR
  ABOUT 51 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINOT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  NIOBE AROUND 135 AM CDT...
  KENMARE AROUND 140 AM 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 4866 10233 4858 10220 4870 10202 4884 10205

$$

RSL
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS53 KBIS 250648
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
148 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

NDC013-101-250700-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070625T0700Z/
BURKE ND-WARD ND-
148 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN WARD AND EAST CENTRAL BURKE COUNTIES...

AT 144 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NIOBE...OR ABOUT
51 MILES NORTHWEST OF MINOT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTHWESTERN WARD COUNTY AROUND 200 AM 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 4866 10233 4858 10220 4870 10202 4884 10205

$$

RSL
000 
WWUS53 KBIS 250701
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
202 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

NDC013-101-250712-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070625T0700Z/
BURKE ND-WARD ND-
202 AM CDT MON JUN 25 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHWESTERN WARD AND EAST CENTRAL
BURKE COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 200 AM CDT...

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

LAT...LON 4866 10233 4858 10220 4870 10202 4884 10205

$$

RSL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRolette29 min
Jun 24, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau53 min
Jun 24, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMountrail66 min
Jun 24, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce26 min
Jun 24, 11:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry24 min
Jun 24, 11:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRolette23 min
Jun 25, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRolette47 min
Jun 25, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau59 min
Jun 25, 12:24 AM CDTTornado WarningBISBottineau36 min
Jun 25, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Mountrail, Renville, Ward57 min
Jun 25, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWilliams45 min
Jun 25, 12:56 AM CDTTornado WarningBISBurke, Mountrail, Ward34 min
Jun 25, 1:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWilliams61 min
Jun 25, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau54 min
Jun 25, 1:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRenville39 min
Jun 25, 1:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRolette48 min
Jun 25, 1:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide66 min
Jun 25, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRenville46 min
Jun 25, 2:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke64 min
Jun 25, 2:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau44 min
Jun 25, 3:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau59 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.