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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 26, 2018Mercer County, Morton County, Oliver County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2018, 8:17 PM CDT for Mercer County, Morton County, Oliver County, North Dakota. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2018, 8:17 PM CDT (01:17 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2018, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Oliver County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 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 26, 4:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 2018-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 779 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 2018-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
779 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.8

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 26, 7:33 PM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 7:33 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
733 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

.UPDATE...
Issued at 719 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

No significant changes to the going forecast. Previous forecast
had a good handle on current pops. Broken line of severe storms
continues to move east into central ND. Thinking is severe
convection will continue for the next few hours, As we lose
heating and move east, confidence decreases in severe potential,
especially south central where greater capping exists. CAMS
suggest that northern portion of the line may hold together as it
moves east of the watch. Updated products will be sent shortly.

UPDATE Issued at 548 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

Cold front aligned from Estevan to Tioga, and from Watford City to
Bowman. Discrete cells continue to evolve with heavy rainfall.
Hail and wind thus far have been below severe levels. Severe
thunderstorm watch continues until 10PM CDT Tuesday. Current
forecast is on track.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Wednesday)
Issued at 341 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

The main concern this period is the potential for scattered strong
to severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening.

Current water vapor imagery shows an upper-level disturbance
moving from northeast Montana into southeast Saskatchewan. An
attendant surface cold front was located from near Mohall, ND to
Glendive, MT. Expected scattered thunderstorms to develop along
the front through 22z this afternoon and propagate eastward this
evening. Latest mesoanalysis indicates 2000-3000 J/kg SBCAPE and
20-40 kt effective bulk shear. This will be sufficient for a few
severe storms through the evening, with large hail and damaging
winds. High pressure will build in behind the front for Wednesday.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 341 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

The main concern this forecast period is the potential for
significant severe weather Thursday and Thursday night.

A favorable setup for severe thunderstorms will develop on
Thursday as a strong shortwave trough ejects off the Northern
Rockies. Strong diurnal heating combined with mid to upper 60s
dewpoints will yield CAPE exceeding 3000 J/kg. Increasing shear
with height (exceeding 50 kt in the 0-6 km layer) will be
supportive of supercells capable of very large hail, damaging
winds, and possibly a few tornadoes. There is still uncertainty on
the location of storm development. Current model guidance
suggests there may be some elevated convection along the warm
front Thursday morning, with afternoon development favored
generally from north central ND into southeast MT. Storms should
grow upscale into an MCS Thursday evening with a potentially
significant damaging wind threat. Very heavy rainfall will be
possible from any storm on Thursday, but the expected quick storm
motion may preclude any flash flooding threat.

An active pattern will continue through the weekend into early
next week, with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms
possible. It is too early at this time to discern any severe
threat beyond Thursday night. Models then hint at a strong upper-
level ridge building over the central CONUS by mid week.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Wednesday evening)
Issued at 719 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

Scattered thunderstorm continue this evening with the potential
for MVFR to IFR ceilings and visibilities. Aterward mainly VFR
conditions are expected.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

UPDATE...TWH
SHORT TERM...Hollan
LONG TERM...Hollan
AVIATION...TWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 5:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
551 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

NDZ002>004-010>012-017>021-031>034-040>044-272300-
Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Mountrail-Ward-McHenry-McKenzie-Dunn-
Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton-Slope-
Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-
551 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018 /451 PM MDT Tue Jun 26 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota,
and southwest North Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected this evening across
western and into portions of central North Dakota. Heavy rainfall,
large hail, and winds to 60 mph are the main hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

There is growing confidence that severe thunderstorms will
develop across much of western and central North Dakota Thursday
through Thursday night. Very large hail and significant damaging
wind gusts will be the primary threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

NDZ001-005-009-013-022-023-025-035>037-045>048-050-051-272300-
Divide-Rolette-Williams-Pierce-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-Burleigh-
Kidder-Stutsman-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey-
551 PM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018 /451 PM MDT Tue Jun 26 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota,
and southeast North Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon
and evening. Severe weather is not anticipated.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

There is growing confidence that severe thunderstorms will
develop across much of western and central North Dakota Thursday
through Thursday night. Very large hail and significant damaging
wind gusts will be the primary threats.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

KS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 7:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
709 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0653 PM     HAIL             8 S AMIDON              46.37N 103.32W
06/26/2018  E1.50 INCH       SLOPE              ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NO DAMAGE REPORTED. HAIL LASTED SEVERAL
            MINUTES BUT NO EXACT LENGTH OF TIME.

&&

JP MARTIN
Local storm report, Jun 26, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
716 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 PM     HAIL             3 WSW BURLINGTON        48.26N 101.48W
06/26/2018  E1.00 INCH       WARD               ND   PUBLIC

&&

TWH
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWard47 min
Jun 26, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope, Stark64 min
Jun 26, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry34 min
Jun 26, 7:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn59 min
Jun 26, 8:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISStark64 min
Jun 26, 8:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams57 min
Jun 26, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMercer40 min
Jun 26, 8:47 PM CDTTornado WarningBISMorton28 min
Jun 26, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMercer54 min
Jun 26, 10:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSlope58 min
Jun 26, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry54 min
Jun 26, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBowman57 min
Jun 26, 10:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Morton, Stark54 min
Jun 26, 11:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Bowman66 min
Jun 26, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Hettinger, Morton67 min
Jun 26, 11:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBowman25 min
Jun 26, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams31 min

Nearby

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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.