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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 15, 2019Wells County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2019, 4:29 PM CDT for Wells County, North Dakota. It was in force for 16 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 15, 2019, 4:29 PM CDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 15, 2019, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 16 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Observed
Hail: 1.0 in

County Wells County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDT	TORNADO	3 Wsw Cathay, ND	TORNADO WAS REPORTED ON THE GROUND.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -217 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 951 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

191 
WFUS53 KBIS 152129
TORBIS
NDC103-152145-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0002.190615T2129Z-190615T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
429 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Wells County in south central North Dakota...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 429 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Cathay, or 13
  miles west of Carrington, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Damaging tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Wells County, including the following locations...
  Sykeston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4737 9942 4754 9958 4769 9932 4763 9926
      4742 9927
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 237DEG 16KT 4749 9940 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

SIMOSKO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Grant	40 min
Jun 14, 7:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mountrail	43 min
Jun 14, 7:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mercer	26 min
Jun 14, 8:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McLean	45 min
Jun 15, 1:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Dickey	35 min
Jun 15, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Foster	40 min
Jun 15, 2:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Stutsman	17 min
Jun 15, 5:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Dickey	25 min
Jun 15, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Kidder	22 min
Jun 15, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Dickey	36 min
Jun 15, 6:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Dickey	25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.