Severe Thunderstorm Warning 424, NWS Bismarck, ND

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WWUS53 KBIS 220043
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
743 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

NDC041-220130-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0424.000000T0000Z-080922T0130Z/
HETTINGER ND-
643 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HETTINGER COUNTY...

AT 639 PM MDT...SKYWARN SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 
THAT WAS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 
HAVELOCK...OR 28 MILES SOUTH OF DICKINSON...MOVING EAST AT 18 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  6 MILES NORTH OF REGENT BY 710 PM MDT...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

LAT...LON 4638 10287 4655 10291 4663 10271 4663 10232
      4659 10233 4658 10232 4640 10232 4633 10279
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 253DEG 16KT 4648 10275

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WWUS53 KBIS 220108
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
808 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

NDC041-220130-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0424.000000T0000Z-080922T0130Z/
HETTINGER ND-
708 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL HETTINGER COUNTY...

AT 705 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL HETTINGER COUNTY...OR 26
MILES SOUTH OF DICKINSON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL NORTHERN HETTINGER COUNTY AT 720 PM MDT

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

HAIL UP TO 1 INCH IN DIAMETER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN NEW ENGLAND WITH 
THIS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE 
ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

LAT...LON 4646 10272 4657 10277 4663 10271 4663 10232
      4658 10233 4657 10232 4656 10232 4650 10240
      4643 10261
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 239DEG 20KT 4653 10262

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000 
WWUS53 KBIS 220127
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
827 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

NDC041-220136-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0424.000000T0000Z-080922T0130Z/
HETTINGER ND-
726 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL HETTINGER COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM CDT/730 PM MDT/...

HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND
UNDERPASSES...IS ALSO LIKELY. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE ON A FLOODED
ROADWAY.

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

LAT...LON 4646 10272 4657 10277 4663 10271 4663 10232
      4658 10233 4657 10232 4656 10232 4650 10240
      4643 10261
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 239DEG 20KT 4658 10249

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
302 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
FORECAST CONCERNS/HIGHLIGHTS IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL CENTER
AROUND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TODAY/TONIGHT THEN
AGAIN MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. WILL UTILIZE A GENERAL MODEL BLEND.

CURRENTLY...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IN PLACE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WITH A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER RIDGE STRETCHED FROM THE MIDWEST INTO
SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA. THIS IS RESULTING IN SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT ACROSS THE LOCAL REGION. WEAK EMBEDDED ENERGY TRIGGERING AREAS
OF SHOWERS AND ISOLD THUNDER ACROSS EASTERN MT AND WESTERN ND ATTM.
STRONGER EMBEDDED IMPULSE FURTHER SOUTH OVER WESTERN WY TRIGGERING
CONVECTION OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NB AND SD. AT THE SURFACE A
DEVELOPING LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER EASTERN MT IS RESULTING IN STRONG
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW OVER THE CWA AND IS ALSO HELPING TO
TRANSPORT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION.

FOCUS TODAY WILL BE AS THE EMBEDDED S/WV IMPULSE CURRENTLY OVER
WESTERN WY LIFTS NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE CENTRAL
DAKOTAS. WILL LIKELY SEE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THE
INCREASE AS THIS S/WV PASSAGE COINCIDES WITH A DESTABILIZING
ATMOSPHERE. AS NOTED VIA SPC DISCUSSION AND LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE
HOWEVER...CLOUD COVER ACROSS MY WESTERN COUNTIES ALONG WITH BETTER
INSTABILITY AND 0-6KM SHEAR RESIDING FURTHER TO OUR SOUTH WILL LIMIT
THE SEVERE COVERAGE OVER WESTERN/CENTRAL ND. HAVE DECIDED TO FLIP
FLOP ON MY OWN EARLIER UPDATE AND REMOVE SEVERE WORDING FOR TODAY
AND THIS EVENING. STILL NOT ENTIRELY OUT OF THE QUESTION...BUT
LIKLEHOOD IS LOOKING LESS CERTAIN. NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE ADVISORY
LEVEL WINDS IN PLACES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA CURRENTLY.
HOWEVER...NOT SEEING MUCH USAGE IN ISSUING AN ADVISORY AT THIS POINT
IN TIME SO WILL HANDEL WITH A NOWCAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY. A STRONGER
S/WV IMPULSE (CURRENTLY MOVING ONSHORE INTO OREGON/NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA) WILL ROTATE AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH TONIGHT
THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND MONDAY EVENING...COINCIDING WITH LARGE SCALE ASCENT AHEAD OF A
90KT UPPER JET STREAK. MUCH BETTER 0-6KM SHEAR (40-60KTS) WILL EXIST
DURING THIS TIME OVER THE CWA AS THE SURFACE TROUGH SLOWLY PUSHES
EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS. IN ADDITION...CONTINUED
SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH INTO CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ND WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED MOISTURE ADVECTION AND IN TURN
RESULT IN INCREASING INSTABILITY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. END
RESULT WILL BE INCREASING CHANCES FOR ORGANIZED CONVECTION WITH
LIKELY STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
MAINLY OVER MY CENTRAL AND EASTERN COUNTIES...ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
SFC TROUGH.

THE PARENT UPPER TROUGH THEN SWINGS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON
TUESDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLD THUNDER LIKELY. MUCH
COOLER AS WELL TUESDAY AS STRONG CAA WILL OCCUR WITH THIS UPPER
TROUGHS PASSAGE.

WE DRY OUT FOR WEDNESDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS EAST ACROSS
THE PLAINS...QUICKLY SETTING UP RETURN FLOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

BEST CHANCES OF RAIN LOOKS TO BE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND
AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING...BASED ON
VORTICITY MAXIMA TIMING.

TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD...HIGHEST MONDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT
..THEN ABOUT NORMAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
FAIRLY BENIGN PATTERN IN TERMS OF A PRECIPITATION THREAT WITH ZONAL
FLOW IN THE EARLY PORTION OF THE EXTENDED BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY BY
THE END. THIS TRANSLATES INTO A COOLING TREND...WHICH BOTH THE GFS
AND ECMWF BOTH AGREE UPON. BOTH SHOW A WARMUP COMMENCING ON THURSDAY
WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S...AHEAD OF A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WHICH MOVES
THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS BRINGS 60S FOR HIGHS OVER THE REST OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD. LEFT THE EXTENDED DRY AT THIS TIME. OVERNIGHT LOWS
IN THE 40S...COOLING INTO THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TAP FOR WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND MONDAY. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXPECTING INCREASING CLOUDS WITH VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUING...HOWEVER
BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS FOR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE UNDER
THE STRONGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE MINIMAL
AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS ON THE INCREASE ALONG WITH GOOD CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
351 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>022-031>035-040>046-221100-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE-HETTINGER-
GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
351 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008 /251 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH
UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH SEVERE
LIMITS WITH MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN
THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY BECOMING SEVERE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP
WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY CLOUDY TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY
EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.

NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-221100-
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
351 PM CDT SUN SEP 21 2008

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA EARLY TO MID EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL A
POSSIBILITY. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...SEEK
SHELTER INDOORS UNTIL THE STORMS PASS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY BECOMING SEVERE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE
WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE.
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP
WILL BE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY CLOUDY TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY
EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

NH