Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at May 26, 2014, 9:32 PM MDT for Dunn County, North Dakota. It was in force for 28 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, 9:32 PM MDT (03:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2014, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Dunn County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:34 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, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 140 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.
808
WFUS53 KBIS 270332
TORBIS
NDC025-270400-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0006.140527T0332Z-140527T0400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
932 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
* AT 930 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALLIDAY...OR 32 MILES
WEST OF BEULAH...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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 BE NEAR...
HALLIDAY AROUND 940 PM MDT.
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 4734 10222 4713 10234 4724 10261 4741 10251
TIME...MOT...LOC 0332Z 294DEG 15KT 4729 10244
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SIMOSKO3 follow-up statements
698
WWUS53 KBIS 270339
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1039 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
NDC025-270400-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140527T0400Z/
DUNN ND-
939 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM MDT...
AT 937 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HALLIDAY...OR 30 MILES WEST OF
BEULAH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL
DUNN COUNTY BETWEEN HALLIDAY AND MARSHALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 4734 10222 4713 10234 4721 10255 4739 10243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 294DEG 15KT 4727 10241
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SIMOSKO955
WWUS53 KBIS 270348
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1048 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
NDC025-270400-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140527T0400Z/
DUNN ND-
948 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY
UNTIL 1000 PM MDT...
AT 944 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF HALLIDAY...OR 29 MILES WEST OF BEULAH...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN DUNN COUNTY BETWEEN HALLIDAY AND
MARSHALL.
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 4718 10246 4726 10243 4737 10237 4734 10222
4713 10234
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 294DEG 15KT 4724 10237
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SIMOSKO/AYD797
WWUS53 KBIS 270351
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1051 PM CDT MON MAY 26 2014
NDC025-270401-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140527T0400Z/
DUNN ND-
951 PM MDT MON MAY 26 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THIS THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER IN AN APPROPRIATE BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4718 10246 4726 10243 4737 10237 4734 10222
4713 10234
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 294DEG 15KT 4722 10236
$$
SIMOSKO/AYDThe 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, 7:42 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 33 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, 9:57 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.