Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 30, 2012, 2:09 AM MDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 66 min. 2 reports 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 30, 2012, 2:09 AM MDT (08:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2012, 3:15 AM MDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Dunn County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mountrail County, ND
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2:40 AM MDT | HAIL 0.88 | New Town, ND | |
| Jun 30, 2:48 AM MDT | HAIL 1 | Parshall, ND | QUARTER SIZED HAIL OCCURRING AT TIME OF CALL. |
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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 82 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -196 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
486
WUUS53 KBIS 300809
SVRBIS
NDC025-053-055-061-300915-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0089.120630T0809Z-120630T0915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
309 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTHERN MOUNTRAIL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
* UNTIL 415 AM CDT/315 AM MDT/
* AT 207 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 4 BEARS LODGE...OR 46
MILES EAST OF WILLISTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MANDAREE...4 BEARS LODGE...NEW TOWN...SKUNK CREEK BAY RECREATION
AREA...POUCH POINT RECREATION AREA...VAN HOOK PARK...PARSHALL
BAY RECREATION AREA...PLAZA AND RAUB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF ON OR NEAR A LAKE OR RIVER...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK
AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4805 10280 4804 10194 4756 10202 4757 10204
4757 10209 4768 10267 4784 10289
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 281DEG 27KT 4795 10267
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN
$$
HAMILTON3 follow-up statements
322
WWUS53 KBIS 300823
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
323 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
NDC025-053-055-061-300915-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-120630T0915Z/
MCLEAN ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-MCKENZIE ND-DUNN ND-
323 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
DUNN...EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MCKENZIE...SOUTHERN MOUNTRAIL AND
NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT/315 AM MDT/...
AT 319 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 4 BEARS LODGE...OR 52 MILES EAST OF
WILLISTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SKUNK CREEK BAY RECREATION AREA...POUCH POINT RECREATION AREA...VAN
HOOK PARK...PARSHALL BAY RECREATION AREA...DEEP WATER CREEK
RECREATION AREA...PARSHALL...INDIAN HILLS RECREATION AREA...PLAZA
AND RAUB.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF ON OR NEAR A LAKE OR RIVER...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. IN ADDITION...THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE
LARGE CAPSIZING WAVES...EVEN ON SMALL BODIES OF WATER. MOVE INTO DOCK
AND SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW. DON'T BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A
THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4804 10194 4756 10202 4768 10267 4782 10269
4805 10265
TIME...MOT...LOC 0823Z 281DEG 27KT 4793 10250
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN
$$
SIMOSKO191
WWUS53 KBIS 300840
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
340 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
NDC053-300849-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-120630T0915Z/
MCKENZIE ND-
240 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME EAST CENTRAL MCKENZIE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
LAT...LON 4804 10194 4757 10202 4757 10205 4764 10239
4783 10240 4804 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 292DEG 46KT 4784 10219
$$
NDC025-055-061-300915-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-120630T0915Z/
MCLEAN ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-DUNN ND-
340 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN DUNN...SOUTHEASTERN MOUNTRAIL AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT/315 AM MDT/...
AT 337 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PARSHALL BAY RECREATION
AREA...OR 51 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MINOT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEEP WATER CREEK RECREATION AREA...PLAZA...RAUB AND INDIAN HILLS
RECREATION AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW
INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 4804 10194 4757 10202 4757 10205 4764 10239
4783 10240 4804 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 0839Z 292DEG 46KT 4784 10219
WIND...HAIL <50MPH 1.50IN
$$
SIMOSKO867
WWUS53 KBIS 300916
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
416 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
NDC025-055-061-300925-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0089.000000T0000Z-120630T0915Z/
MCLEAN ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-DUNN ND-
416 AM CDT SAT JUN 30 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN DUNN...
SOUTHEASTERN MOUNTRAIL AND NORTHWESTERN MCLEAN COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN WARD
AND CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES.
REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK AT
701-223-4582.
LAT...LON 4804 10194 4757 10202 4757 10205 4764 10239
4783 10240 4804 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 292DEG 46KT 4783 10217
$$
HAMILTONThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 12:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 56 min |
| Jun 30, 12:40 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 23 min |
| Jun 30, 1:15 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams | 60 min |
| Jun 30, 2:54 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mountrail, Ward | 66 min |
| Jun 30, 7:05 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 40 min |
| Jun 30, 7:31 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Kidder, Stutsman, Wells | 44 min |
| Jun 30, 2:36 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BIS | Bowman, Slope | 32 hr |
| Jun 30, 3:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sioux | 65 min |
| Jun 30, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 59 min |
| Jun 30, 4:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Sioux | 39 min |
| Jun 30, 4:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 48 min |
| Jun 30, 5:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan | 30 min |
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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.