Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2013, 9:35 PM CDT for McKenzie County, Williams County, North Dakota. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2013, 9:35 PM CDT (02:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 15, 2013, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties McKenzie County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:36 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.
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 15, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 15, 8:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 15, 8:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 15, 8:12 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 812 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 NDZ001>004-009>012-017>021-031>033-040-041-043-044-162130- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY- MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK- SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 812 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 /712 PM MDT MON JUL 15 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 83. THURSDAY...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT. NDZ005-013-022-023-034-035-042-045-162130- ROLETTE-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- 812 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 /712 PM MDT MON JUL 15 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME STRONG...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 83. THURSDAY...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. NDZ025-036-037-046>048-050-051-162130- FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 812 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 94...WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 83. THURSDAY...A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. WAA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 15, 7:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 719 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 NDZ001-009-160115- DIVIDE-WILLIAMS- 719 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 713 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHEASTERN MONTANA...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COALRIDGE TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF DAGMAR TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF BAINVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... GRENORA... WRITING ROCK STATE HISTORICAL SITE... HANKS... BONETRAIL... BLACKTAIL LAKE... ZAHL... APPAM... ALAMO... THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 85 IN SOUTHERN DIVIDE COUNTY AND IN WILLIAMS COUNTY NORTH OF WILLISTON. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. HEAVY RAINFALL CAN LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. KINNEY
Local storm report, Jul 15, 8:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
827 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM HEAVY RAIN 9 WSW BONETRAIL 48.35N 104.00W
07/15/2013 M1.00 INCH WILLIAMS ND TRAINED SPOTTER
HEAVY RAIN BETWEEN 8...00 AND 8...15
&&
KROLAKLocal storm report, Jul 15, 8:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
828 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM HEAVY RAIN 9 WSW BONETRAIL 48.35N 104.00W
07/15/2013 M1.00 INCH WILLIAMS ND TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 30 MPH
&&
CORRECTED REMARKS
KROLAKLocal storm report, Jul 15, 9:01 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
901 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0858 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 NNW ALAMO 48.63N 103.48W
07/15/2013 M1.07 INCH WILLIAMS ND TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH. HEAVY RAINFALL
RECEIVED IN 20 MINUTES.
&&
KROLAKSpecial weather statement, Jul 15, 9:15 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 915 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 NDZ009-010-160315- MOUNTRAIL-WILLIAMS- 915 PM CDT MON JUL 15 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN WILLIAMS COUNTY... AT 910 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NORTH OF FORT UNION...EAST THROUGH WILLISTON...TO RAY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... EPPING... WHEELOCK... LEWIS AND CLARK STATE PARK... RAY... WHITE TAIL BAY RECREATION AREA... TIOGA... LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMALL HAIL WERE REPORTED NEAR RAY...ALONG WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...AND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND PONDING WATER. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 2 FROM THE MONTANA BORDER TO TIOGA. GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN QUICKLY LEAD TO FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. HEINERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 60 min |
| Jul 15, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams | 57 min |
| Jul 15, 10:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Renville, Ward | 54 min |
| Jul 16, 1:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Divide, Williams | 4 hr |
| Jul 16, 2:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mountrail, Ward | 53 min |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.