Alert archive / North Dakota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2012, 4:58 AM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 4 hr. 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 9, 2012, 4:58 AM CDT (09:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2012, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Burke County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Ward County, ND
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
900
WGUS53 KBIS 090958
FFWBIS
NDC013-053-055-061-101-091400-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0003.120609T0958Z-120609T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
458 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BURKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
MOUNTRAIL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHEASTERN MCKENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWESTERN WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT/800 AM MDT/
* AT 456 AM CDT/356 AM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES ARE THAT AN INCH OR TWO OF RAIN MAY FALL
WITHIN AN HOUR WITH THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
OF BURKE...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN...MOUNTRAIL...NORTHEASTERN
MCKENZIE AND NORTHWESTERN WARD COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF 4
BEARS LODGE...BATTLEVIEW...BELDEN...BLAISDELL...BOWBELLS...
COLUMBUS...COTEAU...COULEE...FLAXTON...KENMARE...LARSON...
LIGNITE...LOSTWOOD...NEW TOWN...NIOBE...NORTHGATE...PALERMO...
PARSHALL...PARSHALL BAY RECREATION AREA...PLAZA...PORTAL...POUCH
POINT RECREATION AREA...POWERS LAKE...ROSS...STANLEY...VAN HOOK
PARK...WHITE EARTH AND WHITE EARTH BAY RECREATION AREA.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BISMARCK AT 701-223-4582.
&&
LAT...LON 4900 10203 4872 10202 4872 10199 4785 10187
4778 10226 4780 10235 4775 10241 4782 10264
4804 10281 4837 10283 4838 10287 4872 10289
4873 10291 4899 10295
$$
VINING2 follow-up statements
599
WGUS73 KBIS 091109
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
609 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
NDC013-053-055-061-101-091400-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120609T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BURKE ND-MCLEAN ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-WARD ND-MCKENZIE ND-
609 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN MCKENZIE...
NORTHWESTERN WARD...MOUNTRAIL...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN AND BURKE
COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT/800 AM MDT/...
AT 606 AM CDT/506 AM MDT/...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAD EXITED THE AREA
TO THE EAST. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES OF 0.75 TO 1.5 INCHES MAY HAVE
FALLEN OVER A LARGE AREA OF BURKE AND MOUNTRAIL COUNTIES WHEN THE
LINE OF STORMS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF BURKE...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
MCLEAN...MOUNTRAIL...NORTHEASTERN MCKENZIE AND NORTHWESTERN WARD
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF 4 BEARS
LODGE...BATTLEVIEW...BELDEN...BLAISDELL...BOWBELLS...COLUMBUS...
COTEAU...COULEE...FLAXTON...KENMARE...LARSON...LIGNITE...LOSTWOOD...
NEW TOWN...NIOBE...NORTHGATE...PALERMO...PARSHALL...PARSHALL BAY
RECREATION AREA...PLAZA...POUCH POINT RECREATION AREA...POWERS
LAKE...ROSS...STANLEY...VAN HOOK PARK...WHITE EARTH AND WHITE EARTH
BAY RECREATION AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
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.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK.
&&
LAT...LON 4900 10203 4872 10202 4872 10199 4785 10187
4778 10226 4780 10235 4775 10241 4782 10264
4804 10281 4837 10283 4838 10287 4872 10289
4873 10291 4899 10295
$$
VINING280
WGUS73 KBIS 091404
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
904 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
NDC013-053-055-061-101-091415-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120609T1400Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BURKE ND-MCLEAN ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-WARD ND-MCKENZIE ND-
904 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MCKENZIE...NORTHWESTERN WARD...MOUNTRAIL...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
MCLEAN AND BURKE COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...RUNOFF FROM
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE. TOWNSHIP ROADS MAY HAVE
BEEN FLOODED OVERNIGHT AND MAY NEED TO BE BARRICADED. IF ONGOING
FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITHOUT PROPER SIGNING OR
BARRICADES...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
USE CAUTION TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER LESSER USED COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP
ROADS.
LAT...LON 4900 10203 4872 10202 4872 10199 4785 10187
4778 10226 4780 10235 4775 10241 4782 10264
4804 10281 4837 10283 4838 10287 4872 10289
4873 10291 4899 10295
$$
HAMILTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, McKenzie, Williams | 54 min |
| Jun 9, 3:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Divide, McKenzie, Williams | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 3:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 4:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail | 24 min |
| Jun 9, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Ward | 61 min |
| Jun 9, 5:50 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Renville, Ward | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 5:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Renville, Ward | 66 min |
| Jun 9, 6:46 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Rolette | 74 min |
| Jun 9, 6:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Rolette | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 9:25 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail, Ward, Williams | 24 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:50 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 40 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in North Dakota, 2012Every flash flood warning in 2012
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.