Tornado Warning 25, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Aug 10, 2016, 5:52 PM MDT (23:52 UTC)

Expired

Aug 10, 2016, 6:15 PM MDT

In force

23 min

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

2.5 in

Counties Dunn County, ND, Stark County, ND

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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556 
WFUS53 KBIS 102352
TORBIS
NDC025-089-110015-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0025.160810T2352Z-160811T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
552 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL STARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL DUNN COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 615 PM MDT
    
* AT 552 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF DICKINSON...MOVING EAST AT 20
  MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND TENNIS BALL 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
  NORTH CENTRAL STARK AND SOUTH CENTRAL DUNN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE
  FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: HIRSCHVILLE AND NEW HRADEC.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4708 10289 4707 10238 4681 10247 4695 10294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 279DEG 19KT 4701 10277 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

AYD

969 
WWUS53 KBIS 110002
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
602 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2016

NDC025-089-110015-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160811T0015Z/
STARK ND-DUNN ND-
602 PM MDT WED AUG 10 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL STARK AND SOUTH CENTRAL DUNN COUNTIES...
    
AT 601 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF DICKINSON...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND BASEBALL 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...
GLADSTONE AND HIRSCHVILLE. 

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4707 10238 4681 10247 4693 10288 4708 10284
TIME...MOT...LOC 0001Z 277DEG 19KT 4702 10269 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.75IN

$$

AYD

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