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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 232, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2010, 5:56 PM MDT for Grant County, Morton County, Sioux County, North Dakota. It was in force for 30 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
- Jul 13, 2010, 5:56 PM MDT (23:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2010, 6:26 PM MDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Grant County, ND, Morton County, ND, Sioux County, ND
The radar
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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 13, 12:50 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
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 Jul 13, 1:27 PM MDT, 4 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 1:27 PM MDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 227 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... THE SURFACE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MINOT AND GARRISON...BUT AS THE MODELS ADVERTISED THE FRONT HAS STAGNATED OVER THE BISMARCK AREA RESULTING IN A TILTED FRONT. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED BETWEEN BISMARCK AND JAMESTOWN. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST...BUT THE LINE IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTH. GOOD CAPE AND SHEAR INDICATE A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. SURFACE DEWPOINTS AND A K INDEX OF 35 OR BETTER ALSO POINT TOWARD THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN. MOST LIKELY SOME STORMS WILL PROMPT A SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOOD ADVISORY...BUT IF ANY TRAINING OCCURS...MAY NEED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING. THERE IS ALSO CONVECTION IN NORTHEAST MONTANA WHICH IS MOVING EAST...SO EVEN THOUGH THE DEWPOINTS AT WILLISTON AND DICKINSON HAVE DROPPED TO LESS THAN 50 DEGREES...CONTINUE TO SEE POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION IN THE WEST TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN AND MANITOBA. THIS IS FAVORABLE FOR STRONG WINDS...ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS AT THIS TIME THAT THEY WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. AGAIN...THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH AND FAR EASTERN COUNTIES. RIDGING ALOFT BEHIND THE LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY SHOULD LIMIT THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND DOWN ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SHOULD SEE A RETURN TO WARMER TEMPERATURE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES TO ALLOW UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVES TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ALONG WITH THEIR ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOWS. CONSEQUENTLY...THE LONG TERM FORECAST IS FOR OFF AND ON CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES FROM CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY. IN ADDITION THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEHIND THE FRONT...ALTHOUGH WITH LOW SURFACE DEWPOINTS...BASES SHOULD BE FAIRLY HIGH. WEDNESDAY THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH AND EAST. STRONG WEST WINDS WITH STRONG GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL PARTS OF THE STATE. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && TSW
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 2:51 PM MDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
505 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0220 PM HEAVY RAIN 14 S STEELE 46.65N 99.92W
07/13/2010 M2.20 INCH KIDDER ND PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. 2.20 INCHES OF
RAINFALL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR.
&&
VROLLERLocal storm report, Jul 13, 4:06 PM MDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
506 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 NW STREETER 46.73N 99.46W
07/13/2010 M3.70 INCH KIDDER ND CO-OP OBSERVER
3.70 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN 45 MINUTES RECORDED AT ANOTHER
LOCATION AT THE GRASSLAND RESEARCH CENTER.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 619 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 NDZ023-140015- WELLS- 619 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL WELLS COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... FESSENDEN BY 625 PM CDT... HAMBERG BY 640 PM CDT... BREMEN BY 645 PM CDT... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA UNTIL 10 PM CDT. SIMOSKO
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Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 12, 7:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 7:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 45 min |
| Jul 12, 7:47 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 43 min |
| Jul 12, 7:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, Stark | 66 min |
| Jul 12, 8:26 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 49 min |
| Jul 12, 8:33 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Stark | 27 min |
| Jul 12, 8:49 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Stark | 112 min |
| Jul 12, 9:00 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Stark | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 9:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mountrail, Renville, Ward | 46 min |
| Jul 12, 9:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Hettinger, Stark | 30 min |
| Jul 12, 11:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 39 min |
| Jul 12, 11:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 65 min |
| Jul 13, 12:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 1:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 2:03 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Mountrail | 3 hr |
| Jul 13, 12:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 12:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 4 hr |
| Jul 13, 1:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Kidder, Logan, Stutsman | 65 min |
| Jul 13, 1:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure, Stutsman | 59 min |
| Jul 13, 1:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 2:29 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 95 min |
| Jul 13, 2:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Stutsman | 2 hr |
| Jul 13, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 2:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | LaMoure, Stutsman | 34 min |
| Jul 13, 3:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure | 56 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.