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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 186, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 10, 2019Grant County, Hettinger County, Stark County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2019, 1:35 PM MDT for Grant County, Hettinger County, Stark County, North Dakota. It was in force for 55 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
Aug 10, 2019, 1:35 PM MDT (19:35 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2019, 2:30 PM MDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Stark County, ND

The radar

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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 Aug 10, 12:57 PM MDT, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 10, 12:57 PM MDT, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 10, 1:21 PM MDT, 14 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 7:43 AM MDT, 5 hours 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
843 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019

NDZ017-018-101415-
McKenzie ND-Dunn ND-
843 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN DUNN AND
SOUTHEASTERN MCKENZIE COUNTIES UNTIL 915 AM CDT/815 AM MDT/...

At 843 AM CDT/743 AM MDT/, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles
east of Theodore Roosevelt National Park North Unit, or 19 miles
southeast of Watford City, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Little Missouri State Park.

Campers should move to a sturdy shelter until this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 4746 10315 4763 10320 4773 10274 4749 10267
TIME...MOT...LOC 1343Z 260DEG 18KT 4756 10307

EDWARDS
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 8:48 AM MDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
948 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019

NDZ010-101515-
Mountrail ND-
948 AM CDT Sat Aug 10 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTRAIL COUNTY
UNTIL 1015 AM CDT...

At 948 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lostwood, or 7
miles north of Stanley, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Palermo and Lostwood.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4854 10216 4832 10216 4836 10254 4855 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 267DEG 16KT 4843 10239

EDWARDS
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 9:19 AM MDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 9:24 AM MDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 10, 9:41 AM MDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 10, 1:23 PM MDT, 12 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 2:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDivide42 min
Aug 10, 5:20 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie25 min
Aug 10, 5:48 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie27 min
Aug 10, 5:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie23 min
Aug 10, 6:22 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDivide38 min
Aug 10, 6:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie32 min
Aug 10, 7:39 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurke36 min
Aug 10, 7:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDunn32 min
Aug 10, 7:48 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide42 min
Aug 10, 8:48 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMountrail27 min
Aug 10, 8:51 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMountrail24 min
Aug 10, 9:19 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMountrail41 min
Aug 10, 9:41 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWard49 min
Aug 10, 1:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISStark42 min
Aug 10, 2:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Hettinger45 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 2019Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2019

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.