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Tornado Warning 77, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 22, 2011Dunn County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jul 22, 2011, 7:55 PM MDT for Dunn County, North Dakota. It was in force for 35 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
Jul 22, 2011, 7:55 PM MDT (01:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2011, 8:30 PM MDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Dunn County, ND

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 22, 4:35 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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 00:00Z on 2011-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1986 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 00:00Z on 2011-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1986 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.4
Supercell composite
7.2

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The text

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

163 
WFUS53 KBIS 230155
TORBIS
NDC025-230230-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0077.110723T0155Z-110723T0230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
755 PM MDT FRI JUL 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN DUNN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 830 PM MDT

* AT 750 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
  STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE MISSOURI STATE PARK...OR 43 MILES
  NORTH OF DICKINSON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCKENZIE BAY RECREATION AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4768 10229 4742 10228 4740 10283 4762 10286
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 265DEG 18KT 4750 10269

$$

MERRIMAN/AYD
2 follow-up statements
319 
WWUS53 KBIS 230212
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
912 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

NDC025-230230-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110723T0230Z/
DUNN ND-
812 PM MDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY UNTIL
830 PM MDT...

AT 808 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.  THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF LITTLE MISSOURI STATE PARK...OR 45
MILES NORTH OF DICKINSON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MCKENZIE BAY RECREATION AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4768 10229 4742 10228 4740 10273 4763 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0212Z 265DEG 24KT 4753 10257

$$

TM/AYD
256 
WWUS53 KBIS 230224
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
924 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

NDC025-230235-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110723T0230Z/
DUNN ND-
824 PM MDT FRI JUL 22 2011

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 930 PM
CDT/830 PM MDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

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

LAT...LON 4768 10229 4742 10228 4740 10273 4763 10275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 265DEG 24KT 4754 10244

$$

MERRIMAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 6:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Slope60 min
Jul 22, 6:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Williams65 min
Jul 22, 6:48 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBISDunn, McKenzie6 hr
Jul 22, 7:04 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBISBillings, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Stark6 hr
Jul 22, 7:06 PM MDTTornado WarningBISDunn, McKenzie39 min
Jul 22, 7:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn, Golden Valley, Stark65 min
Jul 22, 7:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope60 min
Jul 22, 7:18 PM MDTTornado WarningBISBillings, Stark27 min
Jul 22, 7:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail58 min
Jul 22, 7:41 PM MDTTornado WarningBISBillings, Stark34 min
Jul 22, 7:49 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBISDunn, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail6 hr
Jul 22, 8:08 PM MDTTornado WarningBISHettinger, Slope, Stark37 min
Jul 22, 8:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark62 min
Jul 22, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Grant, Hettinger60 min
Jul 22, 8:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Oliver, Ward53 min
Jul 22, 8:33 PM MDTTornado WarningBISHettinger, Slope27 min
Jul 22, 8:51 PM MDTTornado WarningBISMcLean, Mercer24 min
Jul 22, 8:56 PM MDTTornado WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger34 min
Jul 22, 9:00 PM MDTTornado WarningBISMorton, Oliver30 min
Jul 22, 9:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Morton, Oliver63 min
Jul 22, 9:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, McLean, Mercer, Oliver, Sheridan61 min
Jul 22, 9:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Hettinger, Morton and 1 more59 min
Jul 22, 9:25 PM MDTTornado WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux35 min
Jul 22, 9:27 PM MDTTornado WarningBISBurleigh, Morton, Oliver33 min
Jul 22, 9:51 PM MDTTornado WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Morton, Sioux24 min
Jul 22, 10:02 PM MDTTornado WarningBISAdams, Sioux13 min
Jul 22, 10:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Foster, Kidder, Morton, Sheridan, Stutsman and 1 more68 min
Jul 22, 10:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Oliver, Sheridan, Wells67 min
Jul 22, 10:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Emmons, Grant, Logan, Morton, Sioux64 min
Jul 22, 10:55 PM MDTHigh Wind WarningBISBurke, Divide, Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville and 1 more3 hr
Jul 22, 10:59 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISDickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 2 more6 hr
Jul 22, 11:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, Emmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Sioux52 min
Jul 22, 11:14 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBISFoster, Kidder, Stutsman, Wells6 hr
Jul 22, 11:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISKidder, Stutsman59 min
Jul 22, 11:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Hettinger54 min
Jul 22, 11:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh63 min
Jul 23, 12:09 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISStutsman66 min
Jul 23, 12:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Hettinger60 min
Jul 23, 12:28 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISAdams, Hettinger4 hr
Jul 23, 12:55 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, LaMoure50 min
Jul 23, 1:01 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBISDunn, McKenzie12 hr
Jul 23, 2:04 AM MDTWind AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster and 15 more4 hr
Jul 23, 5:01 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningBISFoster, Kidder, Stutsman, Wells8 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.