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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 9, 2016Bottineau County, Rolette County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2016, 8:13 PM CDT for Bottineau County, Rolette County, North Dakota. It was in force for 47 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 9, 2016, 8:13 PM CDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bottineau County, ND, Rolette County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:16 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 244 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 2016-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 828 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
828 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-106 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

824 
WUUS53 KBIS 100113
SVRBIS
NDC009-079-100215-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0021.160610T0113Z-160610T0215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
813 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN ROLETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT

* AT 812 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDEN...OR 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
  BOTTINEAU... MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DUNSEITH AROUND 830 PM CDT. 
  BELCOURT AROUND 850 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SHELL
VALLEY AND THORNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE METIGOSHE GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4899 9959 4870 9973 4865 9993 4889 10037
      4900 10022 4900 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 307DEG 25KT 4893 10015 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SIMOSKO
3 follow-up statements
931 
WWUS53 KBIS 100135
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
835 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

NDC009-100144-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160610T0215Z/
BOTTINEAU ND-
835 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4899 9959 4870 9973 4878 9995 4889 10018
      4900 10018 4900 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 300DEG 9KT 4889 10006 

$$

NDC079-100215-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160610T0215Z/
ROLETTE ND-
835 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN ROLETTE COUNTY...

AT 834 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF
DUNSEITH...OR 18 MILES EAST OF BOTTINEAU...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10
MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BELCOURT AROUND 915 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE SHELL
VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4899 9959 4870 9973 4878 9995 4889 10018
      4900 10018 4900 9969
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 300DEG 9KT 4889 10006 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SIMOSKO
409 
WWUS53 KBIS 100152
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
852 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

NDC079-100215-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160610T0215Z/
ROLETTE ND-
852 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHERN ROLETTE COUNTY...

AT 852 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
DUNSEITH...OR 13 MILES WEST OF ROLLA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BELCOURT AROUND 900 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 4884 9966 4885 9990 4890 10005 4900 9998
      4900 9969 4899 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 307DEG 25KT 4881 9991 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SIMOSKO
717 
WWUS53 KBIS 100200
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
900 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

NDC079-100209-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160610T0215Z/
ROLETTE ND-
900 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN ROLETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4884 9966 4885 9990 4890 10005 4900 9998
      4900 9969 4899 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 307DEG 25KT 4878 9985 

$$

SIMOSKO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 7:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISAdams38 min
Jun 9, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams58 min
Jun 9, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWilliams42 min
Jun 9, 7:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRolette38 min
Jun 9, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, Williams66 min
Jun 9, 8:40 PM CDTTornado WarningBISWilliams35 min
Jun 9, 8:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISHettinger43 min
Jun 9, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Golden Valley64 min
Jun 9, 9:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Mountrail, Ward, Williams53 min
Jun 9, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISHettinger, Stark31 min
Jun 9, 9:23 PM CDTTornado WarningBISMountrail22 min
Jun 9, 9:42 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISStark48 min
Jun 9, 9:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSlope56 min
Jun 9, 9:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Golden Valley51 min
Jun 9, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMountrail, Renville, Ward48 min
Jun 9, 10:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Renville, Ward53 min
Jun 9, 10:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISStark38 min
Jun 9, 10:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn, McKenzie, Mercer46 min
Jun 9, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMountrail, Renville, Ward57 min
Jun 9, 10:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBillings, Golden Valley56 min
Jun 9, 10:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry49 min
Jun 9, 10:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISGrant, Morton, Oliver, Sioux47 min
Jun 9, 11:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDunn, McLean, Mercer56 min
Jun 9, 11:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Rolette65 min
Jun 9, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry, McLean, Mercer, Sheridan, Ward57 min
Jun 9, 11:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDunn49 min
Jun 10, 12:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry, Pierce, Sheridan, Wells65 min
Jun 10, 12:45 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurleigh, Kidder45 min
Jun 10, 1:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster, Kidder, Stutsman, Wells63 min
Jun 10, 1:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISEmmons44 min
Jun 10, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISLogan, McIntosh, Stutsman57 min
Jun 10, 3:12 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey, LaMoure, McIntosh63 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.