Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2015
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2015, 6:58 PM MDT for Adams County, Grant County, Hettinger County, North Dakota. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 21, 2015, 6:58 PM MDT (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2015, 7:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Adams County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2:23 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 495 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 187 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
289
WFUS53 KBIS 220058
TORBIS
NDC001-037-041-220130-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0007.150622T0058Z-150622T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
658 PM MDT SUN JUN 21 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHERN HETTINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 730 PM MDT
* AT 657 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF REGENT...OR 16 MILES NORTH OF
HETTINGER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. PUBLIC 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHERN ADAMS AND SOUTHERN HETTINGER
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BISMARCK.
&&
LAT...LON 4620 10280 4636 10276 4627 10192 4601 10201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 281DEG 34KT 4624 10263
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SCHECK2 follow-up statements
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WWUS53 KBIS 220105
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
705 PM MDT SUN JUN 21 2015
NDC001-037-041-220130-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150622T0130Z/
GRANT ND-ADAMS ND-HETTINGER ND-
705 PM MDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHEASTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER
COUNTIES...
AT 705 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF REGENT...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MOTT...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHEASTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4616 10265 4635 10265 4627 10192 4601 10201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 281DEG 34KT 4623 10252
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SCHECK/SCHILD711
WWUS53 KBIS 220118 RRA
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
718 PM MDT SUN JUN 21 2015
NDC001-037-041-220130-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150622T0130Z/
GRANT ND-ADAMS ND-HETTINGER ND-
718 PM MDT SUN JUN 21 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHEASTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER
COUNTIES...
AT 718 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF MOTT...MOVING EAST AT 40 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN GRANT...NORTHEASTERN ADAMS AND SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER
COUNTIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 4617 10258 4634 10256 4627 10192 4601 10201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 281DEG 37KT 4618 10237
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
SCHECK/SCHILDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 6:28 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Stark | 3 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Mercer, Morton, Oliver | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 6:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry, Pierce | 31 min |
| Jun 21, 6:55 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Morton | 35 min |
| Jun 21, 7:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 61 min |
| Jun 21, 7:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 7:34 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 6 hr |
| Jun 21, 7:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Wells | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 8:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 9:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 42 min |
| Jun 21, 9:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 53 min |
| Jun 21, 9:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bowman | 64 min |
| Jun 21, 9:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey, McIntosh | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 10:16 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 11:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Grant | 34 min |
| Jun 21, 11:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 23 min |
| Jun 22, 12:03 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Sioux | 42 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.