Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2018, 5:55 PM MDT for Billings County, North Dakota. It was in force for 50 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
- Sep 3, 2018, 5:55 PM MDT (23:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2018, 6:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Billings County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 208 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 4:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
715
WUUS53 KBIS 032355
SVRBIS
NDC007-040045-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0252.180903T2355Z-180904T0045Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
555 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2018
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Billings County in southwestern North Dakota...
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 554 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of
Medora, or 23 miles north of Amidon, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Medora and Fryburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4685 10361 4700 10349 4695 10336 4684 10323
4670 10350 4675 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 218DEG 12KT 4680 10351
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
EDWARDS3 follow-up statements
089
WWUS53 KBIS 040006
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
606 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2018
NDC007-040045-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180904T0045Z/
Billings ND-
606 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BILLINGS COUNTY...
At 605 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of
Medora, or 25 miles north of Amidon, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Medora and Fryburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4700 10349 4695 10336 4684 10323 4673 10344
4677 10356 4687 10360
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 218DEG 12KT 4683 10347
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
EDWARDS283
WWUS53 KBIS 040017
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
617 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2018
NDC007-040045-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180904T0045Z/
Billings ND-
617 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BILLINGS COUNTY...
At 616 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of
Medora, or 26 miles north of Amidon, moving northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Medora and Fryburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4700 10349 4695 10336 4684 10323 4675 10340
4690 10357
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 223DEG 14KT 4685 10342
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
HAMILTON119
WWUS53 KBIS 040035
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
635 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2018
NDC007-040045-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-180904T0045Z/
Billings ND-
635 PM MDT MON SEP 3 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BILLINGS COUNTY...
At 634 PM MDT, a cluster of severe thunderstorms were located 7
miles east of Medora, or 27 miles west of Dickinson, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Medora and Fryburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4700 10349 4695 10336 4684 10323 4675 10340
4690 10357
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 218DEG 12KT 4690 10336
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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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.