Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2014, 7:42 PM MDT for Dunn County, McKenzie 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
- May 26, 2014, 7:42 PM MDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2014, 8:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.75 in
Counties Dunn County, ND, McKenzie County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716
WFUS53 KBIS 270142
TORBIS
NDC025-053-270215-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0005.140527T0142Z-140527T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
742 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WEST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 815 PM MDT/915 PM CDT/
* AT 740 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF GRASSY BUTTE...OR 47
MILES SOUTHEAST OF WILLISTON...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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 AND WEST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...OAKDALE.
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 4754 10268 4738 10276 4731 10289 4754 10325
4765 10311
TIME...MOT...LOC 0141Z 302DEG 23KT 4756 10310
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HEINERT/MARTIN3 follow-up statements
912
WWUS53 KBIS 270154
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
854 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
NDC053-270204-
/O.CAN.KBIS.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140527T0215Z/
MCKENZIE ND-
754 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED INTO DUNN COUNTY.
LAT...LON 4733 10287 4750 10310 4760 10304 4754 10268
4738 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 295DEG 26KT 4752 10296
$$
NDC025-270215-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140527T0215Z/
DUNN ND-
754 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM MDT...
AT 752 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF KILLDEER...OR 46 MILES NORTH OF
DICKINSON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
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...
OAKDALE AND LITTLE MISSOURI STATE PARK.
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 4733 10287 4750 10310 4760 10304 4754 10268
4738 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 295DEG 26KT 4752 10296
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HEINERT/MARTIN820
WWUS53 KBIS 270205
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
905 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
NDC025-270215-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140527T0215Z/
DUNN ND-
805 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WEST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY
UNTIL 815 PM MDT...
AT 801 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF KILLDEER...OR 46 MILES NORTH OF
DICKINSON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OAKDALE AND LITTLE MISSOURI STATE PARK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4739 10286 4752 10306 4759 10297 4754 10268
4738 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 288DEG 19KT 4753 10292
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
HEINERT/SIMOSKO861
WWUS53 KBIS 270217
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
917 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
NDC025-270225-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140527T0215Z/
DUNN ND-
817 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY HAS EXPIRED...
DOPPLER RADAR IS INDICATING ROTATION WITHIN THE THUNDERSTORM HAD
WEAKENED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT.
LAT...LON 4739 10286 4752 10306 4759 10297 4754 10268
4738 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 288DEG 19KT 4751 10284
$$
HEINERT/SIMOSKOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 6:46 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 29 min |
| May 26, 6:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 61 min |
| May 26, 7:12 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 33 min |
| May 26, 7:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 31 min |
| May 26, 7:57 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 5 hr |
| May 26, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn | 59 min |
| May 26, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 58 min |
| May 26, 8:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau | 41 min |
| May 26, 8:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McLean, Mercer | 62 min |
| May 26, 9:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau | 47 min |
| May 26, 9:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau | 64 min |
| May 26, 9:32 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn | 28 min |
| May 26, 9:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark | 63 min |
| May 26, 10:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Rolette | 45 min |
| May 26, 10:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Rolette | 39 min |
| May 26, 10:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark | 67 min |
| May 26, 11:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Pierce | 51 min |
| May 26, 11:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Slope, Stark | 61 min |
| May 27, 11:19 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 11 days |
| May 27, 1:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McIntosh | 66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.