Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2019
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2019, 5:11 PM MDT for Stark County, North Dakota. It was in force for 49 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 29, 2019, 5:11 PM MDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2019, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 5:08 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 3330 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 406 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.5
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 29, 2:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 2:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 3:07 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Bismarck ND 407 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 NDZ031-032-040-043-302115- Golden Valley-Billings-Slope-Bowman- 307 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight There is a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Severe weather is not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Near daily chances of thunderstorm will remain in the forecast through Friday. The chance for severe storms appear low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-033-041-044-302115- Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-McKenzie-Dunn-Stark-Hettinger- Adams- 407 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 /307 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest North Dakota and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. A few of these storms could be severe. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Near daily chances of thunderstorm will remain in the forecast through Friday. The chance for severe storms appear low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NDZ003>005-011>013-021>023-025-037-302115- Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Ward-McHenry-Pierce-McLean-Sheridan- Wells-Foster-Stutsman- 407 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, south central North Dakota, and southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. These storms could produce damaging winds near 70 mph and tennis ball size hail, and possibly a tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Near daily chances of thunderstorm will remain in the forecast through Friday. The chance for severe storms appear low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NDZ019-020-034-042-045-302115- Mercer-Oliver-Morton-Grant-Sioux- 407 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 /307 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. A few of these storms could be severe. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Near daily chances of thunderstorm will remain in the forecast through Friday. The chance for severe storms appear low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NDZ035-036-046>048-050-051-302115- Burleigh-Kidder-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey- 407 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central North Dakota and southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight A heat advisory is in effect until early evening for heat index values of 100F to 105F. Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. These storms could produce damaging winds near 70 mph and tennis ball size hail, and possibly a tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Near daily chances of thunderstorm will remain in the forecast through Friday. The chance for severe storms appear low at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. JV
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 1:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
227 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019
NDZ001-002-292000-
Divide-Burke-
227 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2019
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN BURKE AND
DIVIDE COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CDT...
At 227 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered 10 miles northwest
of Alamo, or 22 miles southwest of Crosby, moving northeast at 35
mph.
Winds gusts to 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Crosby, Columbus, Noonan, Wildrose, Ambrose and Larson.
These storms 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 4900 10271 4864 10299 4863 10326 4864 10382
4900 10358
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 224DEG 30KT 4868 10365
HEINERTLocal storm report, Jun 29, 1:32 PM MDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
232 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0745 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 8 ESE WOLFORD 48.46N 99.55W
06/29/2019 PIERCE ND TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WIND GUSTS BEHIND
SEVERE-WARNED STORM. LOTS OF TREE BRANCHES
DOWN, WITH THE LARGEST AROUND 9-12 INCHES IN
DIAMETER.
&&
MJLocal storm report, Jun 29, 3:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
443 PM CDT SAT JUN 29 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0442 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE TOWNER 48.37N 100.37W
06/29/2019 E1.77 INCH MCHENRY ND CO-OP OBSERVER
HEAVY RAIN FROM 615 AM TO AROUND 830 AM CDT.
SOME PEA SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AS WELL
WITH SOME SMALL TREE LIMBS DOWN.
&&
JVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 12:58 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 2:00 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 2:10 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 2:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 3:08 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 52 min |
| Jun 29, 3:40 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mountrail | 65 min |
| Jun 29, 4:11 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mountrail, Ward | 49 min |
| Jun 29, 4:29 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Renville, Ward | 61 min |
| Jun 29, 5:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Renville, Ward | 66 min |
| Jun 29, 5:16 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Mountrail | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 5:50 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Pierce, Rolette | 55 min |
| Jun 29, 6:01 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Mountrail, Ward | 3 hr |
| Jun 29, 6:43 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce, Rolette | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 7:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Wells | 40 min |
| Jun 29, 7:43 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau | 32 min |
| Jun 29, 8:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Foster, Wells | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 8:47 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 9:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 9:16 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | BIS | Pierce, Rolette | 104 min |
| Jun 29, 9:29 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stutsman | 46 min |
| Jun 29, 10:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Rolette | 39 min |
| Jun 29, 1:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 33 min |
| Jun 29, 1:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide | 37 min |
| Jun 29, 2:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide | 34 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.