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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 21, 2016Adams County, Grant County, Hettinger County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 21, 2016, 8:08 PM MDT for Adams County, Grant County, Hettinger County, North Dakota. It was in force for 37 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 21, 2016, 8:08 PM MDT (02:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2016, 8:45 PM MDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.75 in

Counties Adams County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:10 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 21, 3:09 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jun 21, 7:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 132 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°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.

389 
WFUS53 KBIS 220208
TORBIS
NDC001-037-041-220245-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0007.160622T0208Z-160622T0245Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...
  WEST CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  EAST CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 845 PM MDT
    
* AT 808 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MOTT...MOVING EAST AT 15 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
  SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER...WEST CENTRAL GRANT AND EAST CENTRAL ADAMS
  COUNTIES.

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 4625 10248 4638 10237 4629 10188 4605 10204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 288DEG 15KT 4632 10235 

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

$$

HEINERT/MARTIN
1 follow-up statement
304 
WWUS53 KBIS 220223
SVSBIS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
823 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 2016

NDC001-037-041-220245-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160622T0245Z/
HETTINGER ND-GRANT ND-ADAMS ND-
823 PM MDT TUE JUN 21 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER...WEST CENTRAL GRANT AND EAST CENTRAL ADAMS
COUNTIES...
    
AT 823 PM MDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW LEIPZIG...OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF MOTT...MOVING SOUTHEAST 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
SOUTHEASTERN HETTINGER...WEST CENTRAL GRANT AND EAST CENTRAL ADAMS
COUNTIES.

LAT...LON 4620 10222 4633 10213 4629 10188 4610 10201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0223Z 294DEG 34KT 4623 10208 

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

$$

HEINERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 6:09 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISSlope36 min
Jun 21, 6:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Slope, Stark59 min
Jun 21, 6:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSlope56 min
Jun 21, 6:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie36 min
Jun 21, 7:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams55 min
Jun 21, 7:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISHettinger, Slope, Stark65 min
Jun 21, 7:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, Mercer53 min
Jun 21, 7:22 PM MDTTornado WarningBISMcKenzie38 min
Jun 21, 7:26 PM MDTTornado WarningBISHettinger34 min
Jun 21, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWilliams20 min
Jun 21, 7:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSlope42 min
Jun 21, 7:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Mountrail64 min
Jun 21, 8:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger59 min
Jun 21, 8:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mercer55 min
Jun 21, 8:05 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams55 min
Jun 21, 8:14 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBISMcKenzie31 min
Jun 21, 8:20 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningBISHettinger6 hr
Jun 21, 8:22 PM MDTTornado WarningBISDunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail38 min
Jun 21, 8:37 PM MDTTornado WarningBISGrant, Sioux23 min
Jun 21, 8:48 PM MDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBISMcKenzie27 min
Jun 21, 8:49 PM MDTTornado WarningBISDunn, McLean26 min
Jun 21, 9:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Sioux43 min
Jun 21, 9:10 PM MDTTornado WarningBISMcKenzie35 min
Jun 21, 9:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mercer, Ward60 min
Jun 21, 9:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Ward37 min
Jun 21, 10:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean, Mercer, Oliver59 min
Jun 21, 10:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh48 min
Jun 21, 11:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver38 min
Jun 21, 11:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Morton, Sioux60 min
Jun 22, 12:32 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISEmmons, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh58 min
Jun 22, 1:27 AM MDTSevere 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.