Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2016, 9:29 PM CDT for Foster County, Wells County, North Dakota. It was in force for 46 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 9, 2016, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2016, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Foster County, ND, Wells County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 9:31 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 5 N Carrington, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 3085 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.0
- Supercell composite
- 20.1
The text
As transmitted.
711
WUUS53 KBIS 100229
SVRBIS
NDC031-103-100315-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0113.160710T0229Z-160710T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
929 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN FOSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN WELLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 929 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CATHAY...OR
13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARRINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRINGTON...CATHAY...SYKESTON...BARLOW AND EMRICK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM...A BATHROOM...CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4735 9935 4760 9962 4773 9932 4771 9929
4767 9930 4767 9927 4759 9927 4759 9914
4749 9902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 322DEG 19KT 4756 9936
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SCHILD2 follow-up statements
465
WWUS53 KBIS 100249
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
949 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016
NDC031-103-100315-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160710T0315Z/
FOSTER ND-WELLS ND-
949 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN FOSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN WELLS COUNTIES...
AT 949 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
CARRINGTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CARRINGTON...CATHAY...SYKESTON...BARLOW AND EMRICK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL...DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER...SUCH AS AN
INTERIOR ROOM... A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
&&
LAT...LON 4735 9935 4760 9962 4773 9932 4771 9929
4767 9930 4767 9927 4759 9927 4759 9914
4749 9902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 322DEG 19KT 4748 9926
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SCHILD499
WWUS53 KBIS 100314
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1014 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016
NDC031-103-100323-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-160710T0315Z/
FOSTER ND-WELLS ND-
1014 PM CDT SAT JUL 9 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FOSTER AND
SOUTHEASTERN WELLS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
BISMARCK.
LAT...LON 4735 9935 4760 9962 4773 9932 4771 9929
4767 9930 4767 9927 4759 9927 4759 9914
4749 9902
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 322DEG 19KT 4748 9926
$$
SCHILDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Pierce | 47 min |
| Jul 9, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Wells | 44 min |
| Jul 9, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Sioux | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Wells | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Foster, Wells | 25 min |
| Jul 9, 8:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Foster | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 8:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Wells | 43 min |
| Jul 9, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman, Wells | 37 min |
| Jul 9, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman, Wells | 61 min |
| Jul 9, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 9:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman, Wells | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 10:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons, Logan | 41 min |
| Jul 9, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Wells | 39 min |
| Jul 9, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 60 min |
| Jul 9, 11:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 6 hr |
| Jul 9, 11:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Logan, McIntosh | 40 min |
| Jul 9, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Golden Valley, Slope | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, Stutsman | 59 min |
| Jul 10, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Billings | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 1:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Dunn, Stark | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 1:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark | 58 min |
| Jul 10, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Mercer, Oliver, Sheridan | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 4:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons, Kidder | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stutsman | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 2:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Golden Valley | 38 min |
| Jul 10, 3:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bowman, Golden Valley, Slope | 62 min |
| Jul 10, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 4:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Slope | 50 min |
| Jul 10, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Ward | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and 1 more | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 6:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Dunn, Grant, Hettinger, Mercer and 5 more | 54 min |
| Jul 10, 6:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke | 31 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.