Alert archive / North Dakota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2011, 6:19 AM CDT for Foster County, Stutsman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 6 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
- Jun 20, 2011, 6:19 AM CDT (11:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2011, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Foster County, ND, Stutsman County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 9:00 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 4.22 | 9 Se Carrington, ND | 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTAL. |
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 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
363
WGUS53 KBIS 201119
FFWBIS
NDC031-093-201730-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0013.110620T1119Z-110620T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
619 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL FOSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTH CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT
* AT 617 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGED FROM TWO TO FOUR
INCHES OVER THE WARNED AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF CENTRAL FOSTER AND NORTH CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING
THE TOWNS OF BARLOW...BORDULAC...CARRINGTON...EDMUNDS...GRACE CITY
AND MELVILLE.
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. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...
OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A
SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4721 9898 4737 9922 4759 9923 4759 9878
4723 9873
$$
HEINERT2 follow-up statements
466
WGUS73 KBIS 201207
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
707 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
NDC031-093-201730-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110620T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOSTER ND-STUTSMAN ND-
707 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL STUTSMAN
AND CENTRAL FOSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...
AT 659 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES RANGED FROM TWO TO FIVE INCHES OVER
THE WARNED AREA.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR BORDULAC AND LAKE GEORGE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL FOSTER COUNTY...SOUTH TO AROUND EDMUNDS IN NORTH
CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO...HIGHWAY 200 EAST OF CARRINGTON AND HIGHWAY 9 EAST OF
MELVILLE.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL FOSTER AND NORTH CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
TOWNS OF BARLOW...BORDULAC...NEAR CARRINGTON...EDMUNDS...GRACE CITY
AND MELVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR
IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4721 9898 4737 9922 4759 9923 4759 9878
4723 9873
$$
HEINERT782
WGUS73 KBIS 201252
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
752 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
NDC031-093-201730-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110620T1730Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOSTER ND-STUTSMAN ND-
752 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL STUTSMAN
AND CENTRAL FOSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...
AT 742 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL RANGED FROM THREE TO SIX INCHES OVER
THE WARNED AREA.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR BORDULAC AND LAKE GEORGE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL FOSTER COUNTY...SOUTH TO AROUND EDMUNDS IN NORTH
CENTRAL STUTSMAN COUNTY. ROADS IMPACTED INCLUDE...BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO...HIGHWAY 200 EAST OF CARRINGTON...HIGHWAY 9 EAST OF
MELVILLE...AND HIGHWAY 52 NORTH OF PINGREE THROUGH MELVILLE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS ROADS NEAR BORDULAC ARE COVERED WITH OVER 4
INCHES OF WATER.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. THE FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL FOSTER AND NORTH CENTRAL
STUTSMAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF BARLOW...BORDULAC...NEAR
CARRINGTON...EDMUNDS...GRACE CITY AND MELVILLE.
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.
MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR
IN A VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 4721 9898 4737 9922 4759 9923 4759 9878
4723 9873
$$
HEINERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 7:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Golden Valley | 24 min |
| Jun 19, 8:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Golden Valley | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 11:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 17 hr |
| Jun 20, 1:04 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Stutsman | 5 hr |
| Jun 20, 5:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 25 min |
| Jun 20, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Oliver | 33 min |
| Jun 20, 2:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 2:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton | 29 min |
| Jun 20, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mercer | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 6:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Oliver | 12 hr |
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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.