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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 21, 2016McKenzie County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2016, 8:22 PM CDT for McKenzie County, North Dakota. It was in force for 38 min. 2 reports 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 21, 2016, 8:22 PM CDT (01:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

County McKenzie County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 187 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:23 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 21, 8:40 PM CDTHAIL 2.757 N Watford City, NDSTILL ONGOING
Jun 21, 8:40 PM CDTHAIL 2.757 N Watford City, NDSTILL ONGOING.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 21, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 239 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 2016-06-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 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 2016-06-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-462 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
495 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

081 
WFUS53 KBIS 220122
TORBIS
NDC053-220200-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0005.160622T0122Z-160622T0200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
822 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTH CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT
    
* AT 822 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ARNEGARD...OR 11 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF WATFORD CITY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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 MCKENZIE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:
  RAWSON.

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 4804 10332 4804 10329 4806 10327 4806 10324
      4807 10323 4808 10319 4784 10304 4782 10357
      4795 10364
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 253DEG 31KT 4789 10350 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

AYD
3 follow-up statements
725 
WWUS53 KBIS 220133
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
833 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2016

NDC053-220200-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160622T0200Z/
MCKENZIE ND-
833 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY...
    
AT 833 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTH OF WATFORD CITY...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR 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 MCKENZIE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4804 10332 4804 10329 4806 10327 4806 10324
      4807 10323 4808 10319 4784 10304 4783 10344
      4795 10353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 264DEG 37KT 4789 10333 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

AYD
607 
WWUS53 KBIS 220147
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
847 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2016

NDC053-220200-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160622T0200Z/
MCKENZIE ND-
847 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY...
    
AT 846 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF WATFORD CITY...MOVING EAST AT 40
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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTH CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY.

LAT...LON 4804 10317 4784 10304 4784 10327 4796 10336
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 255DEG 37KT 4791 10310 

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

$$

AYD
788 
WWUS53 KBIS 220158
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
858 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2016

NDC053-220207-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160622T0200Z/
MCKENZIE ND-
858 PM CDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 900 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
NORTHEAST MCKENZIE COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

LAT...LON 4804 10317 4784 10304 4784 10327 4796 10336
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 253DEG 31KT 4791 10310 

$$

AYD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 7:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISSlope36 min
Jun 21, 7:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Slope, Stark59 min
Jun 21, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSlope56 min
Jun 21, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie36 min
Jun 21, 8:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams55 min
Jun 21, 8:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISHettinger, Slope, Stark65 min
Jun 21, 8:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, Mercer53 min
Jun 21, 8:26 PM CDTTornado WarningBISHettinger34 min
Jun 21, 8:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWilliams20 min
Jun 21, 8:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSlope42 min
Jun 21, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Mountrail64 min
Jun 21, 9:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger59 min
Jun 21, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mercer55 min
Jun 21, 9:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams55 min
Jun 21, 9:08 PM CDTTornado WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger37 min
Jun 21, 9:14 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBISMcKenzie31 min
Jun 21, 9:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISHettinger6 hr
Jun 21, 9:22 PM CDTTornado WarningBISDunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail38 min
Jun 21, 9:37 PM CDTTornado WarningBISGrant, Sioux23 min
Jun 21, 9:48 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBISMcKenzie27 min
Jun 21, 9:49 PM CDTTornado WarningBISDunn, McLean26 min
Jun 21, 10:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Sioux43 min
Jun 21, 10:10 PM CDTTornado WarningBISMcKenzie35 min
Jun 21, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mercer, Ward60 min
Jun 21, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Ward37 min
Jun 21, 11:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mercer, Oliver59 min
Jun 21, 11:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh48 min
Jun 22, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver38 min
Jun 22, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Morton, Sioux60 min
Jun 22, 1:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISEmmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh58 min
Jun 22, 2:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey48 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.