Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 2, 2012, 9:02 PM CDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 58 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
- May 2, 2012, 9:02 PM CDT (02:02 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dickey County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 9:07 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 25 E Wishek, ND | STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS BLEW OVER A BASKETBALL HOOP CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND. REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA. |
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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 2560 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 388 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
162
WUUS53 KBIS 030202
SVRBIS
NDC021-045-047-051-030300-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0008.120503T0202Z-120503T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
902 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN DICKEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
WESTERN LAMOURE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
EASTERN LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
EASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
* AT 858 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF STREETER TO LEHR TO ASHLEY...AND MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FREDONIA...GACKLE...KULM...ALFRED...JUD...EDGELEY...MERRICOURT...
NORTONVILLE...MONANGO...BERLIN...ADRIAN...DICKEY...GRAND RAPIDS AND
FULLERTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY
BUILDING...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4608 9959 4631 9940 4660 9963 4664 9930
4663 9851 4643 9831 4603 9848 4595 9918
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 263DEG 32KT 4662 9946 4633 9924
4610 9934
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
TAEGER/NH3 follow-up statements
432
WWUS53 KBIS 030228
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
928 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
NDC021-045-047-051-030300-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120503T0300Z/
DICKEY ND-LAMOURE ND-LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND-
928 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN
MCINTOSH...EASTERN LOGAN...WESTERN LAMOURE AND WESTERN DICKEY
COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
AT 925 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM GACKLE TO KULM TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF KULM...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALFRED...JUD...EDGELEY...MERRICOURT...NORTONVILLE...MONANGO...
BERLIN...ADRIAN...DICKEY...GRAND RAPIDS AND FULLERTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4597 9903 4662 9935 4663 9851 4643 9831
4603 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 263DEG 32KT 4665 9911 4636 9889
4613 9900
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
TAEGER/HEINERT512
WWUS53 KBIS 030242
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
942 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
NDC047-051-030250-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120503T0300Z/
LOGAN ND-MCINTOSH ND-
942 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MCINTOSH AND
EASTERN LOGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF MCINTOSH AND
LOGAN COUNTIES...BUT IS STILL AFFECTING DICKEY AND LAMOURE COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 4620 9901 4628 9900 4629 9903 4648 9904
4636 9834 4603 9848 4598 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 279DEG 36KT 4621 9866
$$
NDC021-045-030300-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120503T0300Z/
DICKEY ND-LAMOURE ND-
942 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
LAMOURE AND WESTERN DICKEY COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...
AT 935 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MERRICOURT...OR 48
MILES SOUTH OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MONANGO...BERLIN AND FULLERTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4620 9901 4628 9900 4629 9903 4648 9904
4636 9834 4603 9848 4598 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0240Z 279DEG 36KT 4621 9866
WIND...HAIL 60MPH 1.00IN
$$
TAEGER/HEINERT483
WWUS53 KBIS 030259
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
959 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
NDC021-045-030308-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120503T0300Z/
DICKEY ND-LAMOURE ND-
959 PM CDT WED MAY 2 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LAMOURE HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN DICKEY COUNTY HAS BEEN
REISSUED.
PLEASE REFER TO THAT BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.
LAT...LON 4620 9901 4628 9900 4629 9903 4648 9904
4636 9834 4603 9848 4598 9894
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 279DEG 36KT 4618 9840
$$
TAEGER/HEINERTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 35 min |
| May 2, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh | 66 min |
| May 2, 9:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey | 49 min |
| May 3, 12:04 AM CDT | Frost Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 7 more | 9 hr |
| May 3, 5:23 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, Mountrail, Pierce and 2 more | 5 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.