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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 29, 2019Stark County, North Dakota

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 29, 5:08 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2019-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3330 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2019-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 274 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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 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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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

HEINERT
Local 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.

&&

MJ
Local 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.

&&

JV

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 12:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDivide47 min
Jun 29, 2:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams60 min
Jun 29, 2:10 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, Williams36 min
Jun 29, 2:53 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISWilliams52 min
Jun 29, 3:08 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMountrail52 min
Jun 29, 3:40 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMountrail65 min
Jun 29, 4:11 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMountrail, Ward49 min
Jun 29, 4:29 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISRenville, Ward61 min
Jun 29, 5:09 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, Renville, Ward66 min
Jun 29, 5:16 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMountrail3 hr
Jun 29, 5:50 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Pierce, Rolette55 min
Jun 29, 6:01 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMountrail, Ward3 hr
Jun 29, 6:43 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce, Rolette32 min
Jun 29, 7:35 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWells40 min
Jun 29, 7:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBottineau32 min
Jun 29, 8:11 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISFoster, Wells34 min
Jun 29, 8:47 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISFoster, Stutsman43 min
Jun 29, 9:01 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau44 min
Jun 29, 9:16 AM MDTHigh Wind WarningBISPierce, Rolette104 min
Jun 29, 9:29 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISStutsman46 min
Jun 29, 10:06 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRolette39 min
Jun 29, 1:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDivide33 min
Jun 29, 1:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide37 min
Jun 29, 2:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide34 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.