Tornado Warning 7, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

May 21, 2007, 7:29 PM CDT (00:29 UTC)

Expired

May 21, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Morton County, ND

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS53 KBIS 220030
TORBIS
NDC059-220100-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0007.070522T0029Z-070522T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
729 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  FAR NORTH CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER NORTH
  CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 36 MILES WEST OF BISMARCK...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTH CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY THROUGH 800 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 4692 10168 4683 10146 4698 10128 4699 10164

$$

CS/HW

000 
WWUS53 KBIS 220042 RRA
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
742 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

NDC059-220100-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070522T0100Z/
MORTON ND-
742 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR FAR NORTH
CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY...

AT 742 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER FAR NORTH CENTRAL
MORTON COUNTY...OR ABOUT 29 MILES WEST OF BISMARCK...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 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 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 4692 10168 4683 10146 4698 10128 4699 10164

$$

CS/HW

000 
WWUS53 KBIS 220102
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
801 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

NDC059-220111-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070522T0100Z/
MORTON ND-
801 PM CDT MON MAY 21 2007

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR FAR NORTH CENTRAL MORTON COUNTY 
EXPIRED AT 80PM CDT...

THE STORM IS NO LONGER PRODUCING A TORNADO. HOWEVER...A SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4692 10168 4683 10146 4698 10128 4699 10164

$$

CS/HW

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