Alert archive / North Dakota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2011
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this flash flood warning at Jun 2, 2011, 9:19 PM CDT for Bottineau County, McHenry County, Rolette County, North Dakota. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 reports 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 2, 2011, 9:19 PM CDT (02:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2011, 2:20 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bottineau County, ND, McHenry County, ND, Rolette County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 9:43 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.8 | 4 S Bottineau, ND | RAINFALL TOTAL OVER FIFTEEN MINUTES... |
| Jun 2, 10:11 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 1 | Bottineau, ND | PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA... 1 INCH OF RAINFALL OVER 20 MINUTES WITH SMALL HAIL... |
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, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 228 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
- 2239 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
036 WGUS53 KBIS 030219 FFWBIS NDC009-049-079-030830- /O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0002.110603T0219Z-110603T0830Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 919 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWESTERN ROLETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 330 AM CDT FRIDAY * AT 915 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EARLIER THIS WEEK...INCLUDING BOTTINEAU AND LAKE METIGOSHE STATE PARK. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... BOTTINEAU...DUNSEITH...THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN...AND LOCATIONS DOWNSTREAM OF THOMPSON LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY... COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING. && LAT...LON 4900 9974 4843 10042 4853 10071 4900 10041 $$ KINNEY/AYD
2 follow-up statements
420 WGUS73 KBIS 030347 FFSBIS FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1047 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 NDC009-049-079-030830- /O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0830Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU ND-MCHENRY ND-ROLETTE ND- 1047 PM CDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ROLETTE... NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY AND EASTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT... AT 1034 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL EXITING THE FAR NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXTENDED FROM NEAR GARDENIA...NORTHEAST TO NEAR BOTTINEAU...TO THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL ESTIMATES EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OF BOTTINEAU...TO THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN. A PUBLIC REPORT OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN 20 MINUTES WAS RECEIVED AROUND BOTTINEAU. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS NEARLY ENDED IN THE WARNED AREA...IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MORE HOURS FOR RUNOFF TO WORK ITS WAY INTO THE MAJOR STREAMS. THEREFORE...FLASH FLOODING IS STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. IN HILLY TERRAIN...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. && LAT...LON 4900 9974 4843 10042 4853 10071 4900 10041 $$ HAMILTON
251 WGUS73 KBIS 030720 FFSBIS FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 220 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2011 NDC009-049-079-030735- /O.CAN.KBIS.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0830Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU ND-MCHENRY ND-ROLETTE ND- 220 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN ROLETTE...NORTHEASTERN MCHENRY AND EASTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED... PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LAT...LON 4900 9974 4843 10042 4853 10071 4900 10041 $$ SIMOSKO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 7:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 8 days |
| Jun 2, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Sioux | 51 min |
| Jun 2, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 45 min |
| Jun 2, 8:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 54 min |
| Jun 2, 9:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 36 min |
| Jun 2, 9:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 66 min |
| Jun 2, 11:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 63 min |
| Jun 3, 12:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 56 min |
| Jun 3, 1:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Kidder, Stutsman | 57 min |
| Jun 3, 1:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman, Wells | 64 min |
| Jun 3, 2:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 3:36 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 17 more | 17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.