Alert archive / North Dakota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2009
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this flash flood warning at Aug 14, 2009, 6:28 PM CDT for Stutsman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 5 hr. 1 report 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
- Aug 14, 2009, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2009, 10:59 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 7:20 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.5 | Buchanan, ND | ALL FELL IN A 1 TO 2 HOUR PERIOD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 2309 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -172 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 972 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -172 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.2
- Supercell composite
- -2.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS53 KBIS 142328
FFWBIS
NDC093-150530-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0013.090814T2328Z-090815T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
628 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
STUTSMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
* AT 626 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN
INDICATED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 94
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 221 TO 242.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BUCHANAN...CLEVELAND...EDMUNDS...KENSAL...MEDINA...PINGREE AND
WINDSOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES ARE ACROSS
THE WARNED AREA.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 4716 9847 4666 9926 4668 9945 4697 9945
4733 9906 4733 9847
$$
BIRK3 follow-up statements
833
WGUS73 KBIS 150025
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
725 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009
NDC093-150530-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090815T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STUTSMAN ND-
725 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STUTSMAN COUNTY
UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...
AT 720 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUED
ACROSS STUTSMAN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE PUBLIC
REPORTED 4.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN THE TOWN OF BUCHANAN...IN EAST
CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY...BETWEEN 5 PM AND 7 PM CDT.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BUCHANAN...CLEVELAND...EDMUNDS...KENSAL...MEDINA...PINGREE AND
WINDSOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
&&
LAT...LON 4716 9847 4666 9926 4668 9945 4697 9945
4733 9906 4733 9847
$$
ABELING500
WGUS73 KBIS 150216
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
916 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009
NDC093-150530-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090815T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STUTSMAN ND-
916 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STUTSMAN COUNTY
UNTIL 1230 AM CDT...
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
REGION. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL SHOULD CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE EXCESSIVE FLOODING WITHIN THE WARNED AREA. ALSO...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL IS ANTICIPATED LATER TONIGHT...WHICH COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL
FLOODING. RAINFALL FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING PRODUCED 4.5 INCHES IN
THE TOWN OF BUCHANAN...IN EAST CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BUCHANAN...CLEVELAND...EDMUNDS...KENSAL...MEDINA...PINGREE AND
WINDSOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
CREEKS.
&&
LAT...LON 4716 9847 4666 9926 4668 9945 4697 9945
4733 9906 4733 9847
$$
BIRK998
WGUS73 KBIS 150359
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1059 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009
NDC093-150412-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-090815T0530Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STUTSMAN ND-
1059 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR STUTSMAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN
OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF FLOODING WAS OBSERVED PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK.
&&
LAT...LON 4716 9847 4666 9926 4668 9945 4697 9945
4733 9906 4733 9847
$$
HWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 12:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 1:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail | 59 min |
| Aug 14, 1:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 2:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Golden Valley, McKenzie | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Ward | 61 min |
| Aug 14, 3:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Renville | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 3:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 4:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 33 min |
| Aug 14, 4:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mountrail, Ward | 45 min |
| Aug 14, 5:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 41 min |
| Aug 14, 6:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry, Pierce, Sheridan, Wells | 46 min |
| Aug 14, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey, McIntosh | 62 min |
| Aug 14, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Kidder, Stutsman | 62 min |
| Aug 14, 6:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Kidder, Logan, Stutsman | 6 hr |
| Aug 14, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Kidder, Stutsman | 58 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.