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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 26, 2014McKenzie County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2014, 7:46 PM CDT for McKenzie County, North Dakota. It was in force for 29 min. 3 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
May 26, 2014, 7:46 PM CDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2014, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County McKenzie County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 26, 7:46 PM CDTTORNADO5 S Watford City, ND*** 9 INJ *** EF2 TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTH OF WATFORD CITY FROM 746 PM CDT TO 756 PM CDT MONDAY MAY 26 2014. PATH LENGTH 0.5 MILES PATH WIDTH 100 YARDS. ESTIMATED WIND SPEED 120 MPH. MORE DETAILS WERE SENT IN A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT.
May 26, 7:48 PM CDTTORNADO4 S Watford City, NDTORNADO WAS REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 85 AT 748 PM CDT. MOVING SOUTHEAST.
May 26, 7:50 PM CDTTORNADO5 S Watford City, NDOIL FIELD MAN CAMP 5 MILES SOUTH OF WATFORD CITY STRUCK BY TORNADO. NEAR MILE POST 136 ON U.S. HIGHWAY 85. ESTIMATED 15 TRAILERS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NO WORD ON INJURIES OR DEATHS.

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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2014-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 283 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2014-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
283 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

128 
WFUS53 KBIS 270046
TORBIS
NDC053-270115-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0002.140527T0046Z-140527T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
746 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT/715 PM MDT/

* AT 744 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF WATFORD CITY...OR 35 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF WILLISTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL
  MCKENZIE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY OVERPASSES. AS A LAST
RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.

&&

LAT...LON 4783 10333 4770 10287 4767 10291 4767 10309
      4755 10310 4753 10312 4766 10340
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 309DEG 21KT 4770 10324

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

HEINERT/MARTIN
2 follow-up statements
370 
WWUS53 KBIS 270051
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
751 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

NDC053-270115-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140527T0115Z/
MCKENZIE ND-
751 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CDT/715 PM MDT/...

AT 750 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
WATFORD CITY...OR 36 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLISTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO GET INSIDE NOW AND TO A 
BASEMENT SHELTER. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT TAKE SHELTER UNDER HIGHWAY 
OVERPASSES. AS A LAST RESORT...PARK YOUR VEHICLE AND STAY PUT.

&&

LAT...LON 4767 10338 4778 10325 4770 10287 4767 10290
      4767 10309 4759 10310 4755 10312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 299DEG 17KT 4770 10321

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

HEINERT/MARTIN
943 
WWUS53 KBIS 270106
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
806 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

NDC053-270115-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140527T0115Z/
MCKENZIE ND-
806 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM CDT/715 PM MDT/...

AT 804 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH 
SOUTHEAST OF WATFORD CITY...OR 38 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
WILLISTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
         LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY.

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 4768 10333 4774 10323 4770 10287 4768 10289
      4767 10310 4765 10309 4759 10310 4755 10312
TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 311DEG 16KT 4768 10320

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

HEINERT/MARTIN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 7:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McKenzie61 min
May 26, 8:12 PM CDTTornado WarningBISMcKenzie33 min
May 26, 8:14 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBISDunn, McKenzie31 min
May 26, 8:42 PM CDTTornado WarningBISDunn, McKenzie33 min
May 26, 8:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMcKenzie, Williams5 hr
May 26, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn59 min
May 26, 9:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McKenzie58 min
May 26, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBottineau41 min
May 26, 9:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McLean, Mercer62 min
May 26, 10:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBottineau47 min
May 26, 10:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBottineau64 min
May 26, 10:32 PM CDTTornado WarningBISDunn28 min
May 26, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark63 min
May 26, 11:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRolette45 min
May 26, 11:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRolette39 min
May 26, 11:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark67 min
May 27, 12:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISPierce51 min
May 27, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Slope, Stark61 min
May 27, 12:19 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams11 days
May 27, 2:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcIntosh66 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.