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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 4, 2012Burke County, Divide County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 4, 2012, 1:12 AM CDT for Burke County, Divide County, North Dakota. It was in force for 63 min. 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: Jul 4, 2012, 1:12 AM CDT (06:12 UTC)
Expired: Jul 4, 2012, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 4, 1:35 AM CDT	HAIL 0.75	Crosby, ND	PENNY HAIL. 2-3 INCHES FLOWING WATER IN PARKING LOT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 3, 6:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 261 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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

845 
WUUS53 KBIS 040612
SVRBIS
NDC013-023-040715-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0113.120704T0612Z-120704T0715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
112 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
  EASTERN DIVIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CROSBY

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 110 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND   
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR    
  CROSBY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
  DIVIDE AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY
BUILDING...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4900 10318 4901 10255 4900 10253 4863 10329
      4864 10371 4880 10371 4901 10345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0612Z 229DEG 34KT 4887 10330
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

TM

2 follow-up statements

969 
WWUS53 KBIS 040646
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
146 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012

NDC013-023-040715-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-120704T0715Z/
BURKE ND-DIVIDE ND-
146 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN DIVIDE
AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES UNTIL 215 AM CDT...

AT 145 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
NOONAN...OR 9 MILES EAST OF CROSBY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN
DIVIDE AND NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER
HOUR...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR
YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE
INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

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

VERY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4900 10318 4901 10255 4900 10253 4863 10329
      4864 10371 4880 10371 4901 10345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0646Z 244DEG 29KT 4894 10308
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN

$$

MERRIMAN/SCHECK

909 
WWUS53 KBIS 040707
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
207 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012

NDC013-023-040717-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-120704T0715Z/
BURKE ND-DIVIDE ND-
207 AM CDT WED JUL 4 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN DIVIDE AND
NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 215 AM CDT/115 AM MDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.

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

LAT...LON 4900 10318 4901 10255 4900 10253 4863 10329
      4864 10371 4880 10371 4901 10345
TIME...MOT...LOC 0707Z 244DEG 29KT 4901 10285

$$

MERRIMAN/SCHECK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Divide, Williams	53 min
Jul 3, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burke, Divide, Williams	59 min
Jul 3, 9:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Williams	30 min
Jul 3, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Divide, Williams	62 min
Jul 3, 10:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burke, Divide, Williams	57 min
Jul 3, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Divide, Williams	62 min
Jul 4, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burke, Divide	67 min
Jul 4, 12:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BIS	Divide	3 hr
Jul 4, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau, Rolette	29 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 2012 Every severe thunderstorm 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.