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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 11, 20167 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2016, 7:41 AM CDT for 7 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 64 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: Jun 11, 2016, 7:41 AM CDT (12:41 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2016, 8:45 AM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Burleigh County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Ward County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 11, 7:49 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	1 W Garrison, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -622 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 399 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

503 
WUUS53 KBIS 111241
SVRBIS
NDC015-049-055-057-065-083-101-111345-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0039.160611T1241Z-160611T1345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
741 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN SHERIDAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  MCLEAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN OLIVER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTH CENTRAL BURLEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 845 AM CDT

* AT 740 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR DOUGLAS TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF HAZEN BAY
  RECREATION AREA...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  PICK CITY AND LAKE SAKAKAWEA STATE PARK AROUND 745 AM CDT. 
  RIVERDALE AROUND 750 AM CDT. 
  STANTON AND MAX AROUND 755 AM CDT. 
  UNDERWOOD AND BENEDICT AROUND 805 AM CDT. 
  WASHBURN AROUND 810 AM CDT. 
  BUTTE AROUND 825 AM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
EMMET... HENSLER...KIEF...KRUEGER LAKE...RUSO...HOFFER
LAKE...FALKIRK...NEW JOHNS LAKE AND STRAWBERRY LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF ON OR NEAR LAKE SAKAKAWEA...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.

&&

LAT...LON 4788 10037 4713 10046 4738 10175 4794 10175
TIME...MOT...LOC 1240Z 277DEG 49KT 4790 10153 4744 10161 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SCHILD

3 follow-up statements

198 
WWUS53 KBIS 111304
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
804 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

NDC015-049-055-057-065-083-101-111345-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160611T1345Z/
SHERIDAN ND-MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-OLIVER ND-BURLEIGH ND-MCHENRY ND-
WARD ND-
804 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT
FOR WESTERN SHERIDAN...MCLEAN...NORTHEASTERN MERCER...NORTHEASTERN
OLIVER...NORTH CENTRAL BURLEIGH...SOUTH CENTRAL MCHENRY AND
SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTIES...

AT 802 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BENEDICT TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
UNDERWOOD...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. ALSO...AT 749 AM CDT, A WIND GUST OF
         61 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE GARRISON AIRPORT. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WASHBURN AROUND 815 AM CDT. 
  BUTTE AROUND 830 AM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
HENSLER...KIEF...KRUEGER LAKE...RUSO...HOFFER LAKE...FALKIRK...NEW
JOHNS LAKE AND STRAWBERRY LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF ON OR NEAR NEW JOHNS LAKE...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.

&&

LAT...LON 4734 10155 4793 10146 4788 10037 4713 10046
TIME...MOT...LOC 1302Z 276DEG 46KT 4787 10119 4741 10127 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

HARGROVE

513 
WWUS53 KBIS 111321
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
821 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

NDC049-057-101-111331-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160611T1345Z/
MERCER ND-MCHENRY ND-WARD ND-
821 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MERCER...SOUTH
CENTRAL MCHENRY AND SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4713 10046 4727 10121 4785 10107 4785 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1321Z 278DEG 48KT 4779 10080 4730 10096 

$$

NDC015-055-065-083-111345-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160611T1345Z/
SHERIDAN ND-MCLEAN ND-OLIVER ND-BURLEIGH ND-
821 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT
FOR WESTERN SHERIDAN...EASTERN MCLEAN...NORTHEASTERN OLIVER AND NORTH
CENTRAL BURLEIGH COUNTIES...

AT 821 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BUTTE TO NEAR WASHBURN...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.

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

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BUTTE AROUND 830 AM CDT. 
  REGAN AROUND 845 AM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
HENSLER...KRUEGER LAKE...RUSO...HOFFER LAKE...FALKIRK...NEW JOHNS
LAKE... STRAWBERRY LAKE AND KIEF.

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 THESE STORMS.
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4713 10046 4727 10121 4785 10107 4785 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1321Z 278DEG 48KT 4779 10080 4730 10096 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HARGROVE

097 
WWUS53 KBIS 111341
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
841 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

NDC015-055-065-083-111351-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160611T1345Z/
SHERIDAN ND-MCLEAN ND-OLIVER ND-BURLEIGH ND-
841 AM CDT SAT JUN 11 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN SHERIDAN...EASTERN
MCLEAN...NORTHEASTERN OLIVER AND NORTH CENTRAL BURLEIGH COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 845 AM CDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

LAT...LON 4713 10046 4727 10121 4785 10107 4785 10038
TIME...MOT...LOC 1340Z 277DEG 49KT 4779 10080 4730 10096 

$$

HARGROVE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 11, 1:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McKenzie	41 min
Jun 11, 1:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Billings, Dunn, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Stark	57 min
Jun 11, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Billings, Dunn, Stark	63 min
Jun 11, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stark	46 min
Jun 11, 3:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mountrail, Williams	41 min
Jun 11, 5:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Williams	32 min
Jun 11, 6:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mountrail	34 min
Jun 11, 6:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail	61 min
Jun 11, 7:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean	47 min
Jun 11, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean	45 min
Jun 11, 12:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Divide	34 min

Nearby

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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.