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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 18, 2009Ward County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2009, 4:58 PM CDT for Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2009, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2009, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Ward County, ND

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1167 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1152 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 18, 3:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 3:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
320 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH
AND COLD FRONT OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE EAST TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE
TO THE WEST DRIES US OUT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT RETURNS.

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONCE AGAIN PLAGUING THE SOUTH CENRAL PART
OF THE STATE WITH HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING WEST OF A DICKINSON TO MINOT LINE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
COULD BECOME LOCALLY SEVERE WITH HIGH WINDS AND HAIL BEING THE MAIN
THREAT ALONG WITH THE HEAVY RAIN AMOUNTS. SPC HAS THE EASTERN TWO
THIRDS OF THE STATE UNDER A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
RAIN SHOULD END BY MIDNIGHT IN THE WEST AND BY SUNRISE IN THE EAST.
UPPER RIDGE TO OUR WEST BUILDS IN FRIDAY WITH CLEARING SKIES DURING
THE DAY AND MILD TEMPERATURES THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE NEXT TROUGH COMING IN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PRODUCE A
SOUTHERWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND BRING A RETURN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE WEST AND OVER
THE ENTIRE STATE ON SUNDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EXTENDED PERIODS WITH SLIGHT
TO CHANCE POPS. MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
SEASONABLE.

&&

.AVIATION...
SCATTERED CONVECTION IN ALL TAF SITES WILL BE BIGGEST CONCERN. THE
CONVECTION WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST.

&&

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

HW/KK/HW

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:11 AM CDT, 11 hours 47 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
511 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

NDZ003>005-011>013-018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-191015-
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-
MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-
BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-
EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
511 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009 /411 AM MDT THU JUN 18 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SOME STORMS MAY
CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN. SOME STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES ON FRIDAY. AFTER A BREAK
FROM ACTIVITY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-191015-
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-
511 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES ON FRIDAY. AFTER A BREAK
FROM ACTIVITY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...THE CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IS FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 18, 1:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
116 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     TSTM WND GST     NE EDGELEY              46.36N 98.71W
06/18/2009  E50 MPH          LAMOURE            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            45-50 MPH ESTIMATED WIND GUST. SMALL BRANCHES DOWN. PEA
            SIZED HAIL. 0.31 INCHES OF RAIN IN 10 MINUTES.

&&

MAH

Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
253 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0150 PM     HAIL             4 WSW COULEE            48.51N 102.09W
06/18/2009  E0.75 INCH       MOUNTRAIL          ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL ENDED AT 2 PM CDT. 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN.

&&

MAH

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:18 PM CDT, 40 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
418 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 SSE MERRICOURT        46.16N 98.74W
06/18/2009  E60 MPH          DICKEY             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WIND GUST WITH PEA SIZED HAIL.

&&

MAH

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:27 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
427 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0420 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 E EDGELEY             46.36N 98.59W
06/18/2009  E60 MPH          LAMOURE            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST. HEAVY RAIN. PEA TO PENNY SIZE
            HAIL.

&&

MAH

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:41 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
441 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0440 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 S OAKES               46.07N 98.09W
06/18/2009                   DICKEY             ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

&&

MAH

Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:46 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
446 PM CDT THU JUN 18 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     HAIL             SE CARBURY              48.89N 100.54W
06/18/2009  E0.75 INCH       BOTTINEAU          ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MAH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 7:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BIS	Dunn	3 hr
Jun 18, 12:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BIS	Grant, Morton, Sioux	6 hr
Jun 18, 12:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Grant, Sioux	57 min
Jun 18, 1:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	LaMoure	51 min
Jun 18, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Renville, Ward	35 min
Jun 18, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McIntosh	61 min
Jun 18, 3:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	McIntosh	36 min
Jun 18, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Dickey	64 min
Jun 18, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Dickey, LaMoure, Logan	62 min
Jun 18, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Dickey, LaMoure	58 min
Jun 18, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau	42 min
Jun 18, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Rolette	49 min
Jun 18, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau, Rolette	51 min

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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.