Alert archive / North Dakota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2012
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this flash flood warning at Jun 9, 2012, 5:50 AM CDT for Bottineau County, Renville County, Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 4 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 9, 2012, 5:50 AM CDT (10:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bottineau County, ND, Renville County, ND, Ward County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Minot, ND | 6TH STREET UNDERPASS WAS CLOSED. STANDING WATER ON MANY ROADS...BUT NO OTHER ROAD CLOSURES AT THIS TIME. |
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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 182 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.
526
WGUS53 KBIS 091050
FFWBIS
NDC009-075-101-091500-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0004.120609T1050Z-120609T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
550 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
RENVILLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
WESTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 548 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.75 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN WITHIN AN HOUR CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH NORTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
MINOT...MOHALL...LANSFORD.
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.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BISMARCK AT 701-223-4582.
&&
LAT...LON 4900 10109 4863 10105 4838 10106 4837 10102
4803 10102 4802 10099 4785 10097 4785 10187
4802 10187 4802 10189 4899 10202
$$
VINING3 follow-up statements
359
WGUS73 KBIS 091224
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
724 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
NDC009-075-101-091500-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120609T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOTTINEAU ND-RENVILLE ND-WARD ND-
724 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WARD...RENVILLE AND
WESTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...
AT 721 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAD MOVED EAST OF
RENVILLE AND WARD COUNTIES.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR...THUS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
CDT. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...MINOT.
THE 6TH STREET UNDERPASS IS CLOSED IN MINOT. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
SAID THAT THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON MANY ROADS...BUT AT THIS TIME
ROADS WERE NOT CLOSED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS
AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING
AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK.
&&
LAT...LON 4900 10109 4863 10105 4838 10106 4837 10102
4803 10102 4802 10099 4785 10097 4785 10187
4802 10187 4802 10189 4899 10202
$$
VINING116
WGUS73 KBIS 091328
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
828 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
NDC009-075-101-091500-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120609T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOTTINEAU ND-RENVILLE ND-WARD ND-
828 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WARD...RENVILLE AND
WESTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 AM CDT...
AT 826 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED
THAT THREE QUARTERS TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN
THIS MORNING ACROSS WARD AND RENVILLE COUNTIES.
ADDITIONAL RISES ON RICE LAKE ARE LIKELY DUE TO RUNOFF FROM THIS
RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ALONG RICE LAKE SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY.
FURTHERMORE...ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP ROADS ARE LIKELY TO GO UNDER WATER
ACROSS RENVILLE AND WARD COUNTIES TODAY. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS A WATER
COVERED ROADWAY.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4900 10109 4863 10105 4838 10106 4837 10102
4803 10102 4802 10099 4785 10097 4785 10187
4802 10187 4802 10189 4899 10202
$$
AYD788
WGUS73 KBIS 091507
FFSBIS
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1007 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
NDC009-075-101-091515-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120609T1500Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BOTTINEAU ND-RENVILLE ND-WARD ND-
1007 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WARD...RENVILLE AND
WESTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF HAS
ENDED IN MINOT. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA WILL LIKELY
REMAIN HIGH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN WARD
COUNTY HAVE BEEN PLACED IN AN OVERLAND FLOOD ADVISORY DUE TO HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THIS INCLUDES RICE LAKE.
IF ONGOING FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITHOUT PROPER SIGNING OR
BARRICADES...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4900 10109 4863 10105 4838 10106 4837 10102
4803 10102 4802 10099 4785 10097 4785 10187
4802 10187 4802 10189 4899 10202
$$
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, 4:58 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Burke, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail, Ward | 4 hr |
| Jun 9, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Ward | 61 min |
| 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 |
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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.