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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 84, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 21, 20144 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 21, 2014, 2:56 PM MDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 64 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 21, 2014, 2:56 PM MDT (20:56 UTC)
Expired: Jul 21, 2014, 4:00 PM MDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Adams County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Sioux County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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
Jul 21, 3:00 PM MDT	HAIL 2.75	10 N North Lemmon, ND	A LOT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL WITH A FEW BASEBALLS

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 21, 12:09 PM MDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 101 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: 3163 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1523 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

864 
WUUS53 KBIS 212056
SVRBIS
NDC001-037-041-085-212200-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0084.140721T2056Z-140721T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
256 PM MDT MON JUL 21 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 400 PM MDT

* AT 254 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEW LEIPZIG TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH LEMMON...
  AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW LEIPZIG AROUND 310 PM MDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HEIL AND LEITH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4642 10161 4625 10144 4595 10145 4595 10217
      4638 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 238DEG 19KT 4639 10204 4599 10201

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

COOPER

3 follow-up statements

510 
WWUS53 KBIS 212104
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
404 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

NDC001-037-041-085-212200-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-140721T2200Z/
ADAMS ND-GRANT ND-HETTINGER ND-SIOUX ND-
304 PM MDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
SIOUX...SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER...SOUTHWESTERN GRANT AND SOUTHEASTERN
ADAMS COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM MDT...

AT 301 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEW LEIPZIG TO 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF NORTH LEMMON TO
10 MILES EAST OF NORTH LEMMON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NEW LEIPZIG AROUND 310 PM MDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE HEIL AND LEITH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4642 10161 4625 10144 4595 10145 4595 10217
      4638 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 237DEG 19KT 4641 10197 4613 10195
          4599 10193

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

COOPER/AYD

573 
WWUS53 KBIS 212137
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
437 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

NDC001-041-212147-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-140721T2200Z/
ADAMS ND-HETTINGER ND-
337 PM MDT MON JUL 21 2014

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER AND
SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE LINE OF STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE 
WARNED AREA.

LAT...LON 4595 10196 4639 10201 4642 10161 4625 10144
      4595 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 248DEG 21KT 4640 10154 4611 10153
          4597 10151

$$

NDC037-085-212200-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-140721T2200Z/
GRANT ND-SIOUX ND-
337 PM MDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
SIOUX AND SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM MDT...

AT 334 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CARSON TO 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORRISTOWN TO 9 MILES
EAST OF MORRISTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN
GRANT AND SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4595 10196 4639 10201 4642 10161 4625 10144
      4595 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 248DEG 21KT 4640 10154 4611 10153
          4597 10151

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH

$$

COOPER/AYD

240 
WWUS53 KBIS 212149
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
449 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

NDC037-085-212200-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0084.000000T0000Z-140721T2200Z/
GRANT ND-SIOUX ND-
349 PM MDT MON JUL 21 2014

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
SIOUX AND SOUTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM MDT...

AT 347 PM MDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF CARSON TO 13 MILES EAST OF
MORRISTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
         DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
         CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO
         MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
GRANT AND SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH ONE IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE
TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4639 10172 4642 10161 4624 10144 4595 10145
      4595 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 259DEG 21KT 4639 10143 4597 10143

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH

$$

AYD/COOP

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 21, 1:32 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 1:32 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
232 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 232 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS WITH A TORNADO WATCH IN
EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA EXCEPT
FOR DIVIDE AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES.

THE 18Z KBIS SOUNDING SHOWS 153 J/KG OF CIN WITH 3692 J/KG OF
CAPE. TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED IN THE 700MB TO 500MB LAYER SINCE
12Z. PWATS HAVE INCREASED FROM 1.19 TO 1.33. POTENTIAL WIND
GUSTS/WINDEX IS AT 54KT. FULLY EXPECT CIN EROSION THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH AN INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 232 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

A BRIEF UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN SHIFT FROM PROGRESSIVE TO BLOCKED
OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER OF CANADA DOES NOTHING TO SQUELCH CHANCES
FOR CONVECTION IN THE FORECAST UNTIL SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1053 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN TERMINALS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP TOWARD THE CENTRAL TERMINALS OF KBIS/KMOT BETWEEN 21Z AND
01Z. KJMS CLOSER TO 00Z TUESDAY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR NDZ048-050-051.

&&

SHORT TERM...KS
LONG TERM...SCHECK
AVIATION...KS

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 21, 2:18 PM MDT, 38 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
318 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

NDZ004-012-222030-
BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY-
318 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE SOURIS
RIVER. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR MORE DETAILS.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY EVENING. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. TORNADOES...LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY. PLEASE RELAY STORM REPORTS TO
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OR PHONE AT
701-223-4582.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

NDZ048-050-051-222030-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
318 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT. LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY. PLEASE RELAY STORM REPORTS
TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OR PHONE AT
701-223-4582.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

NDZ002-003-005-010-011-013-017>023-025-031>037-040>047-222030-
BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-
OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-
ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
318 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014 /218 PM MDT MON JUL 21 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MILES PER HOUR WILL BE THE MAIN
THREAT. LARGE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND A FEW TORNADOES ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY. PLEASE RELAY STORM REPORTS
TO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OR PHONE AT
701-223-4582.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

NDZ001-009-222030-
DIVIDE-WILLIAMS-
318 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD
REMAIN NON SEVERE.

OCCASIONAL CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS

KS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 21, 12:19 PM MDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
119 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0110 PM     HAIL             1 W BOWMAN              46.18N 103.42W
07/21/2014  E1.00 INCH       BOWMAN             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MMATHEWS

Local storm report, Jul 21, 1:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
221 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0218 PM     HAIL             SCRANTON                46.15N 103.14W
07/21/2014  E1.25 INCH       BOWMAN             ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

&&

MMATHEWS

Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:01 PM MDT, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
301 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HAIL             4 N NEW ENGLAND         46.60N 102.87W
07/21/2014  E0.75 INCH       HETTINGER          ND   PUBLIC

&&

MMATHEWS

Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:19 PM MDT, 37 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
319 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N NEW ENGLAND         46.60N 102.87W
07/21/2014  M1.75 INCH       HETTINGER          ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MMATHEWS

Local storm report, Jul 21, 2:20 PM MDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
320 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0240 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NE NEW ENGLAND        46.58N 102.81W
07/21/2014  M1.75 INCH       HETTINGER          ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

CORRECTED LOCATION

MMATHEWS

Special weather statement, Jul 21, 2:50 PM MDT, 6 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
350 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

NDZ010>012-018-019-021-212145-
DUNN-MCHENRY-MCLEAN-MERCER-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
350 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE MINOT AREA...

AT 345 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
DES LACS TO MCKENZIE BAY RECREATION AREA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30
MPH.

PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 40 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MAKOTI AROUND 355 PM CDT.
MINOT AND THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS AROUND 400 PM CDT.
DEERING AROUND 420 PM CDT.
BURLINGTON AROUND 425 PM CDT.
DES LACS AND MINOT AIR FORCE BASE AROUND 445 PM CDT.

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. 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.

LAT...LON 4756 10184 4749 10248 4841 10151 4844 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 215DEG 39KT 4815 10146 4763 10230

SCHECK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 10:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burke, Divide	36 min
Jul 20, 11:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burke, Divide	31 min
Jul 21, 12:18 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burke, Renville	42 min
Jul 21, 1:21 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bottineau, Renville	39 min
Jul 21, 2:12 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Emmons	63 min
Jul 21, 3:09 AM MDT	Heat Advisory	BIS	Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh	16 hr
Jul 21, 11:36 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Billings, Golden Valley	54 min
Jul 21, 12:06 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Slope	54 min
Jul 21, 12:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Billings, Golden Valley, Slope	66 min
Jul 21, 12:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope	42 min
Jul 21, 1:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Hettinger, Slope, Stark	67 min
Jul 21, 2:27 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Dunn, Grant, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton, Stark	63 min
Jul 21, 2:35 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Mercer, Morton, Stark	25 min
Jul 21, 2:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Ward	55 min
Jul 21, 3:12 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Mercer, Morton, Oliver	63 min
Jul 21, 3:16 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Grant, Morton	59 min
Jul 21, 3:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Grant, Morton, Sioux	65 min
Jul 21, 3:43 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver	62 min
Jul 21, 3:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McHenry, McLean, Pierce, Rolette, Ward	59 min
Jul 21, 3:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Morton	48 min
Jul 21, 3:59 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Burleigh, McLean, Morton, Oliver	31 min
Jul 21, 4:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh, Kidder, McLean, Oliver, Sheridan, Wells	57 min
Jul 21, 4:37 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Morton, Sioux	53 min
Jul 21, 4:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Pierce	61 min
Jul 21, 5:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Emmons, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman	67 min
Jul 21, 5:25 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh, Foster, Kidder, Sheridan, Stutsman, Wells	65 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.