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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 250, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2010, 4:24 AM CDT for Dickey County, LaMoure County, North Dakota. It was in force for 51 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 14, 2010, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2010, 5:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Dickey County, ND, LaMoure County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:02 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 3052 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
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 14, 4:10 AM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 4:10 AM CDT, 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 9:47 PM CDT, 6 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 947 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 NDZ020-022-023-025-033>037-040>048-050-051-141100- OLIVER-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 947 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 /847 PM MDT TUE JUL 13 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA. SOME SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. ISOLATED HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>019-021-031-032-141100- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- 947 PM CDT TUE JUL 13 2010 /847 PM MDT TUE JUL 13 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL THROUGH NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...BUT A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AROUND PENNY SIZE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. KINNEY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:57 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
257 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0243 AM HAIL 1 S HAZELTON 46.47N 100.28W
07/14/2010 E1.50 INCH EMMONS ND PUBLIC
0244 AM HAIL HAZELTON 46.48N 100.28W
07/14/2010 E1.75 INCH EMMONS ND PUBLIC
HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.
&&
SWICHELocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
302 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM TSTM WND GST MONTPELIER 46.70N 98.59W
07/14/2010 E65 MPH STUTSMAN ND CO-OP OBSERVER
60 TO 70 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS. TORRENTIAL RAIN.
&&
SWICHELocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:07 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
307 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0305 AM HAIL KINTYRE 46.55N 99.95W
07/14/2010 E1.00 INCH EMMONS ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
SWICHELocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
313 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 AM HAIL CANNON BALL 46.39N 100.59W
07/14/2010 E1.75 INCH SIOUX ND PUBLIC
0310 AM HAIL NAPOLEON 46.51N 99.77W
07/14/2010 E1.75 INCH LOGAN ND LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOME LARGER HAIL PRESENT.
&&
SWICHELocal storm report, Jul 14, 3:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
316 AM CDT WED JUL 14 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 AM HAIL 2 S NAPOLEON 46.48N 99.77W
07/14/2010 E2.75 INCH LOGAN ND EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
SWICHELocal storm report, Jul 14, 4:17 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger, Stark | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 10:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger | 33 min |
| Jul 13, 11:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Hettinger, Slope, Stark | 66 min |
| Jul 13, 11:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant | 31 min |
| Jul 13, 11:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope | 5 hr |
| Jul 13, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Slope | 37 min |
| Jul 13, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Stark | 62 min |
| Jul 13, 11:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 12:07 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 12:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 12:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bowman | 16 min |
| Jul 14, 12:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Slope and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 12:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Adams, Hettinger | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 12:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger | 39 min |
| Jul 14, 12:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 12:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 1:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 52 min |
| Jul 14, 1:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux | 46 min |
| Jul 14, 1:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 1:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 1:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 1:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Morton | 60 min |
| Jul 14, 1:49 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Grant, Kidder, LaMoure and 6 more | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 35 min |
| Jul 14, 2:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 2:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 2:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure, Logan, Stutsman | 48 min |
| Jul 14, 2:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 2:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh | 65 min |
| Jul 14, 2:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Grant, Morton, Sioux | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 2:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Sioux | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 2:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Sioux | 32 min |
| Jul 14, 3:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure, Stutsman | 31 min |
| Jul 14, 3:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | LaMoure, Logan | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 3:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan | 41 min |
| Jul 14, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure, Logan, Stutsman | 47 min |
| Jul 14, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, Stutsman | 54 min |
| Jul 14, 4:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.