Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 41, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2008, 9:28 PM CDT for Logan County, McIntosh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 32 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
- Jul 28, 2008, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2008, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4093 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.8
- Supercell composite
- 26.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KBIS 290228 TORBIS NDC047-051-290300- /O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0041.080729T0228Z-080729T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 928 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 924 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF WISHEK...OR 59 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 16 MPH. THOSE IN AND NEAR WISHEK SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE COVER. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WISHEK BY 945 PM CDT... LEHR AND 6 MILES NORTH OF GREEN LAKE BY 1000 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4633 9926 4616 9953 4632 9972 4639 9960 TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 294DEG 13KT 4634 9962 $$ PJA
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KBIS 290240 RRA SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 940 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 NDC047-051-290300- /O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080729T0300Z/ LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND- 940 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 937 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WISHEK...OR 57 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 27 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GREEN LAKE BY 945 PM CDT... LEHR BY 950 PM CDT... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4616 9953 4628 9967 4637 9950 4633 9926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 301DEG 23KT 4628 9948 $$
000 WWUS53 KBIS 290244 SVSBIS SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 944 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 NDC047-051-290300- /O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0041.000000T0000Z-080729T0300Z/ LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND- 944 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCINTOSH AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTIES... AT 942 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GREEN LAKE...OR 58 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 26 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LEHR BY 950 PM CDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 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 ALWAYS 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4616 9953 4628 9967 4637 9950 4633 9926 TIME...MOT...LOC 0244Z 301DEG 23KT 4624 9943 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer | 65 min |
| Jul 28, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 61 min |
| Jul 28, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 54 min |
| Jul 28, 7:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 32 min |
| Jul 28, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 49 min |
| Jul 28, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 12 min |
| Jul 28, 8:41 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Logan | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 8:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Oliver | 63 min |
| Jul 28, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Logan | 37 min |
| Jul 28, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Logan, McIntosh | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Oliver | 59 min |
| Jul 28, 9:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 28 min |
| Jul 28, 9:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 9:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Logan, McIntosh | 27 min |
| Jul 28, 9:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh | 51 min |
| Jul 28, 10:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 40 min |
| Jul 28, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 15 min |
| Jul 28, 10:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey, McIntosh | 65 min |
| Jul 28, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Rolette | 53 min |
| Jul 28, 10:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dickey, McIntosh | 33 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.