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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2017, 5:31 PM CDT for McIntosh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 44 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
- Aug 9, 2017, 5:31 PM CDT (22:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2017, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
County McIntosh County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -175 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1264 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 9, 2:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 2:15 PM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Bismarck ND 215 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday) Issued at 154 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 Shower and thunderstorm potential through this evening highlights the short term forecast While the best chances for severe convection are east of the James River Valley, there appears to be a window between 18 and 21 UTC possibly supportive of perhaps a strong to marginally severe thunderstorm across the James River Valley. This is in association with a subtle impulse propagating east along the base of the upper low, with a moderately unstable environment in place with MLCAPE around 1000-1500 j/kg per the 18 UTC RAP. Deep layer shear remains rather weak, and only marginally supportive of organized convection. Elsewhere across central and northwest North Dakota, sub-severe scattered showers and thunderstorms associated with the upper level low will continue through the afternoon, diurnally fading with sunset. Cannot rule out a weak funnel cloud today with the upper low over the area. .LONG TERM...(Thursday night through Wednesday) Issued at 154 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 Shower and thunderstorm potential Friday into Saturday and a possible return to warmer temperatures next week highlight the extended forecast. There is a chance of thunderstorms Friday through Saturday, especially west and south central, with a series of shortwaves embedded in cyclonic northwest flow aloft. Instability is expected to be weak, and severe weather is not expected. Thereafter, the 12 UTC global suites favor a possible transition to upper level ridging across the region early to mid next week. This may signal at least a brief return to normal and even above normal temperatures for the area. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon) Issued at 154 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 VFR cumulus and towering cumulus decks with scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across much of central and northwest North Dakota this afternoon into the evening. MVFR stratus may linger south central and across the James River Valley tonight into Thursday morning. VFR conditions are expected area wide thereafter on Thursday. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...PA LONG TERM...PA AVIATION...PA
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 1:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Bismarck ND 146 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-032>037-041-042-045>048-050-051- 101900- Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Williams-Mountrail-Ward- McHenry-Pierce-McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Wells- Foster-Billings-Stark-Morton-Burleigh-Kidder-Stutsman-Hettinger- Grant-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey- 146 PM CDT Wed Aug 9 2017 /1246 PM MDT Wed Aug 9 2017/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota, southeast North Dakota, and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue today across much of western and central North Dakota. A few stronger storms will be possible in the afternoon and early evening across the James River Valley. Large hail up to quarter size, gusty winds to 50 mph, and dangerous lightning will be the primary threats. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Chances for showers and thunderstorms return Friday through Saturday, especially across western and south central North Dakota. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NDZ031-040-043-044-101900- Golden Valley-Slope-Bowman-Adams- 1246 PM MDT Wed Aug 9 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Chances for showers and thunderstorms return Friday through Saturday, especially across western and south central North Dakota. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. PA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 9, 2:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
246 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017
NDZ037-048-051-092030-
La Moure ND-Dickey ND-Stutsman ND-
246 PM CDT WED AUG 9 2017
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LAMOURE...DICKEY AND
SOUTHEASTERN STUTSMAN COUNTIES UNTIL 330 PM CDT...
At 243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Buchanan, or 7 miles north of Jamestown, moving east at 20 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Other strong storms were near Nortonville and Adrian in LaMoure
County, as well as in central and western Dickey County. Small hail
and gusty winds with brief heavy rain are expected with these
storms. These storms are moving east at 20 mph.
Storms are expected to continue to develop through the afternoon.
Seek shelter if these storms approach.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown, Oakes, Ellendale, Edgeley, Lamoure, Kulm, Marion,
Ypsilanti, Adrian, Buchanan, Spiritwood Lake, Montpelier, Verona,
Spiritwood, Jud, Fullerton, Forbes, Dickey, Ludden and Eldridge.
LAT...LON 4594 9899 4713 9885 4712 9847 4663 9844
4663 9804 4593 9801
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 274DEG 17KT 4702 9874
VININGSpecial weather statement, Aug 9, 3:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 9:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 16 min |
| Aug 8, 10:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 12:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Renville | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 1:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Foster, Kidder, Stutsman | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 2:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 38 min |
| Aug 9, 2:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure | 44 min |
| Aug 9, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure | 53 min |
| Aug 9, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 3:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Kidder | 49 min |
| Aug 9, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Logan | 21 min |
| Aug 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey | 34 min |
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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.