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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2014, 7:16 PM CDT for Dickey County, North Dakota. It was in force for 44 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
- Aug 3, 2014, 7:16 PM CDT (00:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
County Dickey County, ND
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The text
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NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 5:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 5:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 4:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 450 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2014 NDZ046-047-050-032215- EMMONS-LOGAN-MCINTOSH- 450 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2014 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 448 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES EAST OF LINTON TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF ASHLEY...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... ASHLEY... WISHEK... DANZIG... GREEN LAKE... 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAT...LON 4635 10007 4638 9969 4594 9905 4594 9954 TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 253DEG 21KT 4631 9991 4594 9936 ABELING
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 519 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2014 NDZ035-036-046-047-032315- BURLEIGH-EMMONS-KIDDER-LOGAN- 519 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2014 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MOFFIT TO NAPOLEON...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN BURLEIGH...NORTHEASTERN EMMONS...NORTHWESTERN LOGAN AND SOUTHWESTERN KIDDER COUNTIES. 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 THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED. LAT...LON 4673 10000 4660 9939 4649 9970 4663 10041 TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 257DEG 13KT 4661 10023 4652 9975 ABELING
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 5:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
522 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2014
NDZ047-050-032300-
LOGAN-MCINTOSH-
522 PM CDT SUN AUG 3 2014
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 518 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
BURNSTAD TO 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LONG LAKE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
20 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VERY HEAVY RAIN...WILL ACCOMPANY
THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
WISHEK...
LEHR...
GREEN LAKE...
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
THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
LAT...LON 4628 9987 4648 9940 4624 9899 4595 9900
4593 9913 4593 9925
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 235DEG 17KT 4635 9975 4596 9910
ABELINGLocal storm report, Aug 3, 6:28 PM CDT, 48 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 7:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Grant | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Grant | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 8:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 33 min |
| Aug 4, 9:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 44 min |
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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.