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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 3, 2013Billings County, Slope County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 3, 2013, 5:27 PM MDT for Billings County, Slope County, North Dakota. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2013, 5:27 PM MDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
In force: 33 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Billings County, ND, Slope County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 213 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 217 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: 1380 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 154 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.

258 
WFUS53 KBIS 032327
TORBIS
NDC007-087-040000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0003.130603T2327Z-130604T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
527 PM MDT MON JUN 3 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BILLINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
  NORTH CENTRAL SLOPE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 600 PM MDT

* AT 525 PM MDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF THREE V CROSSING...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

  SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO.

  IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
           SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
           OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
           EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL SLOPE
  AND SOUTH CENTRAL BILLINGS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4663 10377 4663 10364 4663 10361 4666 10361
      4672 10323 4670 10322 4650 10324 4650 10378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 262DEG 23KT 4662 10357

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JP MARTIN

3 follow-up statements

300 
WWUS53 KBIS 032335
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
535 PM MDT MON JUN 3 2013

NDC007-087-040000-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130604T0000Z/
BILLINGS ND-SLOPE ND-
535 PM MDT MON JUN 3 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL SLOPE AND
SOUTH CENTRAL BILLINGS COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM MDT...

AT 529 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF THREE V CROSSING...OR 32 MILES 
NORTH OF BOWMAN AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTH CENTRAL
SLOPE AND SOUTH CENTRAL BILLINGS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4662 10366 4663 10361 4666 10361 4672 10323
      4667 10322 4651 10324 4650 10326 4650 10354
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 262DEG 23KT 4663 10352

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JPM/AYD

960 
WWUS53 KBIS 032343
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
643 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

NDC007-087-040000-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130604T0000Z/
BILLINGS ND-SLOPE ND-
543 PM MDT MON JUN 3 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL SLOPE AND
SOUTH CENTRAL BILLINGS COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM MDT...

AT 541 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF AMIDON...OR 31 MILES NORTH OF 
BOWMAN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME NORTHERN SLOPE AND EXTREME SOUTHERN
  BILLINGS COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4672 10323 4665 10322 4651 10324 4650 10326
      4650 10342 4660 10356 4666 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 262DEG 23KT 4664 10344

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

JP MARTIN

388 
WWUS53 KBIS 032359
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
659 PM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

NDC007-087-040009-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130604T0000Z/
BILLINGS ND-SLOPE ND-
559 PM MDT MON JUN 3 2013

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SLOPE AND SOUTH CENTRAL
BILLINGS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT/600 PM MDT/...

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE 
LIMITS. HOWEVER...HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF A PENNY IS STILL POSSIBLE 
WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM AS IT MOVES EAST AT 25 MPH.

LAT...LON 4672 10323 4665 10322 4651 10324 4650 10326
      4650 10342 4660 10356 4666 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 262DEG 23KT 4665 10329

$$

JPM/AYD

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 11:04 AM MDT	Flood Watch	BIS	Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Foster, McHenry and 10 more	42 hr
Jun 3, 3:47 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bowman	58 min
Jun 3, 4:35 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	BIS	Bowman	25 min
Jun 3, 5:31 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Adams	44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.