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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 17, 2010Stutsman County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2010, 3:04 PM CDT for Stutsman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 26 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
Jun 17, 2010, 3:04 PM CDT (20:04 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2010, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Stutsman County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 12:21 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 121 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2010-06-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 24 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2010-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -314 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-252 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
565 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-314 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-223 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

888 
WFUS53 KBIS 172004
TORBIS
NDC093-172030-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0013.100617T2004Z-100617T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
304 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 300 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 12 MILES  
  NORTHWEST OF GACKLE...OR 24 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN. DOPPLER       
  RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CLEVELAND AND WINDSOR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...EITHER PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT...OR ABANDON YOUR
VEHICLE AND LIE DOWN IN A LOW LYING AREA.

&&

LAT...LON 4715 9919 4707 9887 4677 9915 4684 9928
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 199DEG 24KT 4683 9919

$$

HEINERT/AYD
1 follow-up statement
423 
WWUS53 KBIS 172017
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
317 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

NDC093-172030-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100617T2030Z/
STUTSMAN ND-
317 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY
UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 312 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO.  THIS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CLEVELAND...OR 20 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN...
MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK AT
701-223-4582.

&&

LAT...LON 4688 9905 4697 9924 4715 9919 4707 9887
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 199DEG 24KT 4698 9911

$$

HEINERT/AYD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGolden Valley63 min
Jun 16, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGolden Valley, McKenzie47 min
Jun 16, 9:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBillings, Golden Valley, McKenzie3 hr
Jun 16, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams50 min
Jun 16, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McKenzie, Mountrail54 min
Jun 16, 11:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Mountrail, Williams43 min
Jun 16, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Morton63 min
Jun 16, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Ward64 min
Jun 17, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh55 min
Jun 17, 12:26 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBurke, Divide, Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville and 2 more6 hr
Jun 17, 12:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Burke, Mountrail, Renville, Ward59 min
Jun 17, 12:47 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Kidder, Sheridan, Wells58 min
Jun 17, 12:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISDunn, McKenzie, Mountrail6 hr
Jun 17, 2:33 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 3 more5 hr
Jun 17, 2:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISDickey, LaMoure3 hr
Jun 17, 2:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISFoster, Stutsman3 hr
Jun 17, 2:54 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Grant, Hettinger, Slope, Stark6 hr
Jun 17, 4:55 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce and 3 more38 hr
Jun 17, 4:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Morton, Sioux34 min
Jun 17, 5:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Morton40 min
Jun 17, 5:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBurleigh, Morton106 min
Jun 17, 6:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISMorton, Oliver5 hr
Jun 17, 7:13 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISFoster, Stutsman71 min
Jun 17, 8:06 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMorton3 hr
Jun 17, 11:01 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningBISMorton22 hr
Jun 17, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISKidder, Stutsman38 min
Jun 17, 12:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster, Kidder, Stutsman, Wells52 min
Jun 17, 12:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Sioux60 min
Jun 17, 1:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mercer, Oliver64 min
Jun 17, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder, McLean, Oliver53 min
Jun 17, 2:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISKidder, Logan, Stutsman61 min
Jun 17, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean66 min
Jun 17, 2:36 PM CDTTornado WarningBISBurke, Divide54 min
Jun 17, 2:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce, Rolette39 min
Jun 17, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWard66 min
Jun 17, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster, Stutsman, Wells60 min
Jun 17, 3:21 PM CDTTornado WarningBISStutsman24 min
Jun 17, 3:27 PM CDTTornado WarningBISWells33 min
Jun 17, 3:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry, Ward57 min
Jun 17, 3:43 PM CDTTornado WarningBISFoster, Stutsman32 min
Jun 17, 3:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMcKenzie, Williams115 min
Jun 17, 3:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMcHenry, Ward4 hr
Jun 17, 3:57 PM CDTTornado WarningBISFoster14 min
Jun 17, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Rolette59 min
Jun 17, 4:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Renville, Ward58 min
Jun 17, 4:06 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISMcHenry, Ward117 min
Jun 17, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, Renville52 min
Jun 17, 4:14 PM CDTTornado WarningBISFoster16 min
Jun 17, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry, Ward28 min
Jun 17, 4:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBottineau, McHenry, Renville, Rolette4 hr
Jun 17, 4:58 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISWard6 hr
Jun 17, 6:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISBurke, Renville, Ward3 hr

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.