Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 1, 2018, 4:33 PM MDT for Dunn County, McKenzie County, North Dakota. It was in force for 27 min. 5 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 1, 2018, 4:33 PM MDT (22:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2018, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Dunn County, ND, McKenzie County, ND
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 4:35 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 Ene Oakdale, ND | MOBILE HOME COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS HOME AT THE TIME. NO INJURIES. NO DEATHS. THIS WAS LIKELY AN EF2 TORNADO, BASED ON THE DAMAGE EVIDENT IN THE PICTURES. |
| Jun 1, 4:37 PM MDT | TORNADO | 6 Ene Oakdale, ND | STOCK TRAILER WAS FLIPPED. A TRUCK WAS PUSHED 200 YARDS AND THROUGH A FENCE. AN OLD OUTBUILDING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ALL ON THE FARM REACHED SAFETY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO DEATHS. THIS FARM WAS ABOUT ONE MILE NORTH OF WHERE THE MOBILE HOME WAS DEST |
| Jun 1, 4:41 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 8 Ne Oakdale, ND | 3-5 MILES NORTH OF MILE MARKER 183 ON HIGHWAY 22. |
| Jun 1, 4:41 PM MDT | TORNADO | 8 Ne Oakdale, ND | 3-5 MILES NORTH OF MILE MARKER 183 ON HIGHWAY 22. |
| Jun 1, 4:55 PM MDT | TORNADO | 3 N Mandaree, ND | PUBLIC VIDEO. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2:30 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 1549 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 438 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 623 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
649
WFUS53 KBIS 012233
TORBIS
NDC025-053-012300-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0007.180601T2233Z-180601T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
533 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2018
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Dunn County in southwestern North Dakota...
East central McKenzie County in northwestern North Dakota...
* Until 600 PM CDT/500 PM MDT/.
* At 533 PM CDT/433 PM MDT/, a confirmed tornado was located near
Little Missouri State Park...or 15 miles north of Killdeer, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed tornado.
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.
* The tornado will be near...
Mandaree around 550 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Skunk
Creek Bay Recreation Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. 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 4793 10267 4791 10264 4786 10266 4783 10265
4780 10262 4778 10256 4778 10250 4776 10247
4775 10241 4776 10238 4778 10237 4777 10235
4745 10272 4758 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 217DEG 29KT 4759 10281
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
VININGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 6:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Hettinger | 60 min |
| May 31, 6:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 63 min |
| May 31, 6:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton, Oliver | 43 min |
| May 31, 7:03 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Hettinger | 2 hr |
| May 31, 7:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Hettinger | 48 min |
| May 31, 7:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger | 58 min |
| May 31, 7:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 27 min |
| May 31, 7:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stark | 50 min |
| May 31, 8:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burleigh | 49 min |
| May 31, 8:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 50 min |
| May 31, 8:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Grant | 47 min |
| May 31, 9:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 52 min |
| May 31, 9:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 44 min |
| May 31, 10:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 42 min |
| May 31, 11:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons | 38 min |
| May 31, 11:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn, Stark | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 1:03 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Adams, Dunn, Grant, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton and 3 more | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 1:05 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons | 40 min |
| Jun 1, 1:39 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 51 min |
| Jun 1, 1:43 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 1:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burleigh | 44 min |
| Jun 1, 1:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 48 min |
| Jun 1, 2:28 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Logan | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 5:32 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mercer | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 5:56 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 64 min |
| Jun 1, 12:29 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 1:15 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn, Mountrail | 45 min |
| Jun 1, 1:35 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 2:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke | 21 min |
| Jun 1, 2:39 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Burke | 6 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton, Oliver | 25 min |
| Jun 1, 3:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, McKenzie | 53 min |
| Jun 1, 3:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 4:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie | 59 min |
| Jun 1, 4:22 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 4:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 35 min |
| Jun 1, 4:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Oliver | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 4:52 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail | 23 min |
| Jun 1, 4:54 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mercer, Morton, Oliver | 36 min |
| Jun 1, 4:56 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn, McLean, Mountrail | 34 min |
| Jun 1, 4:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 33 min |
| Jun 1, 5:02 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Dunn, McLean, Mercer | 28 min |
| Jun 1, 5:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 5:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 61 min |
| Jun 1, 5:14 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Mountrail | 31 min |
| Jun 1, 5:27 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry, McLean, Ward | 13 min |
| Jun 1, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Ward | 60 min |
| Jun 1, 5:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Mercer | 30 min |
| Jun 1, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Mountrail, Ward | 63 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.