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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 3, 2019Grant County, Hettinger County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2019, 6:22 PM MDT for Grant County, Hettinger County, North Dakota. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2019, 6:22 PM MDT (00:22 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2019, 7:00 PM MDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 4:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 4:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 5:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 1:41 PM MDT, 4 hours 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
241 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019

NDZ004-032015-
Bottineau ND-
241 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN BOTTINEAU COUNTY
UNTIL 315 PM CDT...

At 241 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Souris, or 15
miles northwest of Bottineau, moving east at 25 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts to 40 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Souris, Lake Metigoshe State Park, Carbury and Roth.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek shelter
inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4891 10028 4886 10081 4900 10085 4900 10032
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 255DEG 21KT 4895 10072

MJONES

Local storm report, Jun 3, 3:31 PM MDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 4:57 PM MDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:36 PM MDT, 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 3, 6:15 PM MDT, 7 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 6:15 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Billings	45 min
Jun 3, 6:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bowman	40 min
Jun 3, 7:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Hettinger	43 min
Jun 3, 7:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bowman	46 min
Jun 3, 7:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Dunn	42 min
Jun 3, 8:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Adams	48 min
Jun 3, 8:52 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean, Mercer	38 min
Jun 3, 9:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean, Oliver, Ward	50 min
Jun 3, 9:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Grant	49 min
Jun 3, 10:12 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McHenry	48 min
Jun 3, 10:18 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Morton	42 min
Jun 3, 10:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Pierce	33 min
Jun 3, 11:01 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burleigh	44 min
Jun 3, 11:42 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Kidder, Wells	48 min
Jun 4, 12:34 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Logan	41 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.