Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 17, 2016, 1:57 AM MDT for Grant County, Hettinger County, North Dakota. It was in force for 33 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 17, 2016, 1:57 AM MDT (07:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2016, 2:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.5 in
Counties Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2:00 AM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 6 N Burt, ND | 6 MILES NORTH TO 9 MILES NORTH OF BURT. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS AND WINDOWS FROM ESTIMATED 80 MPH WINDS AND ESTIMATED 2.25 INCH DIAMETER HAIL. GRAIN BINS WERE TORN OFF AND THROWN INTO A NEARBY FIELD. CROPS SMASHED INTO THE GROUND. TIME OF 2 AM MDT (3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 12:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 2745 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
579
WFUS53 KBIS 170757
TORBIS
NDC037-041-170830-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0004.160617T0757Z-160617T0830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
157 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HETTINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 230 AM MDT
* AT 157 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEW LEIPZIG...OR 13
MILES NORTHWEST OF ELGIN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HEART BUTTE DAM AROUND 215 AM MDT.
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 4643 10219 4654 10224 4667 10175 4640 10169
TIME...MOT...LOC 0757Z 258DEG 39KT 4651 10209
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
AYD3 follow-up statements
437
WWUS53 KBIS 170806
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
206 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
NDC041-170815-
/O.CAN.KBIS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0830Z/
HETTINGER ND-
206 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HETTINGER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM MDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4647 10205 4658 10205 4667 10175 4644 10170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0805Z 259DEG 39KT 4653 10197
$$
NDC037-170830-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0830Z/
GRANT ND-
206 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY...
AT 205 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HEART BUTTE DAM...OR 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF ELGIN...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HEART BUTTE DAM AROUND 215 AM MDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4647 10205 4658 10205 4667 10175 4644 10170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0805Z 259DEG 39KT 4653 10197
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
AYD894
WWUS53 KBIS 170816
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
216 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
NDC037-170830-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0830Z/
GRANT ND-
216 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM MDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY...
AT 216 AM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HEART BUTTE DAM...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF ELGIN...MOVING
EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4650 10189 4655 10191 4664 10175 4651 10171
4649 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0816Z 266DEG 39KT 4653 10179
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
AYD492
WWUS53 KBIS 170826
SVSBIS
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
226 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
NDC037-170836-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160617T0830Z/
GRANT ND-
226 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
230 AM MDT...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM MDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4650 10189 4655 10191 4664 10175 4651 10171
4649 10171
TIME...MOT...LOC 0824Z 258DEG 39KT 4653 10179
$$
JONESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 6:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burleigh | 45 min |
| Jun 16, 7:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 7:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 58 min |
| Jun 16, 8:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 52 min |
| Jun 16, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 63 min |
| Jun 16, 9:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burleigh | 28 min |
| Jun 16, 9:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 9:37 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Grant, Morton | 5 hr |
| Jun 16, 10:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 31 min |
| Jun 16, 11:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Golden Valley, Slope | 65 min |
| Jun 17, 12:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 12:43 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Dunn, Hettinger, Slope, Stark | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 12:58 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 49 min |
| Jun 17, 1:30 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Stark | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 2:28 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Oliver | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 2:58 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Morton, Oliver | 62 min |
| Jun 17, 3:47 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Wells | 28 min |
| Jun 17, 3:57 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Kidder, Sheridan, Wells | 63 min |
| Jun 17, 5:01 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Foster, Stutsman, Wells | 59 min |
| Jun 17, 5:19 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 56 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.