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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 5, 2019LaMoure County, Stutsman County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 5, 2019, 4:07 AM CDT for LaMoure County, Stutsman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 53 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Aug 5, 2019, 4:07 AM CDT (09:07 UTC)
Expired: Aug 5, 2019, 5:00 AM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND

Counties LaMoure County, ND, Stutsman County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 159 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 527 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -132 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1983 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: -0.0
Supercell composite: -0.5

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 5, 3:30 AM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 3:30 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:34 AM CDT, 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 10:41 PM CDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1041 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

NDZ011-012-050430-
McHenry ND-Ward ND-
1041 PM CDT Sun Aug 4 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WARD AND
NORTHERN MCHENRY COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT...

At 1041 PM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles north of Granville to Des Lacs. Movement was
southeast at 35 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts to 40 mph will be possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Minot, Minot Air Force Base, Velva, Burlington, Surrey, Sawyer,
Granville, Des Lacs, Foxholm, Deering, Denbigh, Norwich, Logan,
Wolseth and Simcoe.

Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4819 10026 4793 10140 4832 10167 4843 10150
      4849 10074
TIME...MOT...LOC 0341Z 309DEG 32KT 4840 10081 4825 10159

EDWARDS

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 12:03 AM CDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1203 AM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019

NDZ011-050545-
Ward ND-
1203 AM CDT Mon Aug 5 2019

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTY UNTIL
1245 AM CDT...

At 1203 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles southeast
of Des Lacs, or 9 miles west of Minot, moving southeast at 35 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts to 55 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Minot, Burlington, Surrey and Logan.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
north central North Dakota.

LAT...LON 4823 10101 4821 10101 4793 10121 4813 10165
      4835 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 0503Z 293DEG 29KT 4820 10150

EDWARDS

Local storm report, Aug 5, 1:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 5, 1:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 3:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:07 AM CDT, 0 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
Aug 4, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Billings	51 min
Aug 4, 10:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McHenry, Ward	49 min
Aug 4, 10:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Billings, Dunn, McKenzie	57 min
Aug 4, 11:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry, Ward	60 min
Aug 4, 11:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry	43 min
Aug 4, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Mountrail, Ward	50 min
Aug 4, 11:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Mountrail, Ward	41 min
Aug 4, 11:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Dunn	52 min
Aug 5, 12:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Ward	42 min
Aug 5, 12:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Mountrail, Williams	67 min
Aug 5, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry, Pierce, Sheridan, Wells	53 min
Aug 5, 12:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McLean, Ward	55 min
Aug 5, 12:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Wells	48 min
Aug 5, 12:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry, McLean, Sheridan, Ward	48 min
Aug 5, 1:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh, McLean, Sheridan	50 min
Aug 5, 1:42 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McLean, Sheridan, Wells	52 min
Aug 5, 2:07 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McLean	38 min
Aug 5, 3:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Kidder	43 min
Aug 5, 4:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Dickey	30 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.