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Tornado Warning 3, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 15, 2019Dickey County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 2019, 6:35 PM CDT for Dickey County, North Dakota. It was in force for 25 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
Jun 15, 2019, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Dickey County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 141 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2019-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2019-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-271 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

925 
WFUS53 KBIS 152335
TORBIS
NDC021-160000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0003.190615T2335Z-190616T0000Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Dickey County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 700 PM CDT.
    
* At 635 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles west of Fullerton, or 11 miles north of
  Ellendale, moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Fullerton around 700 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Monango.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4613 9865 4625 9856 4623 9834 4606 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2335Z 289DEG 10KT 4617 9855 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

SIMOSKO
2 follow-up statements
116 
WWUS53 KBIS 152344
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
644 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019

NDC021-160000-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190616T0000Z/
Dickey ND-
644 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
DICKEY COUNTY...
    
At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fullerton, or 10 miles north of Ellendale, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Fullerton around 700 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4611 9861 4624 9850 4623 9834 4606 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 289DEG 10KT 4616 9851 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

SIMOSKO
645 
WWUS53 KBIS 152355
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
655 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019

NDC021-160004-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-190616T0000Z/
Dickey ND-
655 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DICKEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 700
PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.  However small hail and gusty winds are still
possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4611 9861 4624 9850 4623 9834 4606 9848
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 289DEG 10KT 4615 9848 

$$

SIMOSKO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISGrant40 min
Jun 14, 7:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMountrail43 min
Jun 14, 7:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMercer26 min
Jun 14, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcLean45 min
Jun 15, 1:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey35 min
Jun 15, 2:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISFoster40 min
Jun 15, 2:43 PM CDTTornado WarningBISStutsman17 min
Jun 15, 4:29 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBISWells16 min
Jun 15, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey25 min
Jun 15, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISKidder22 min
Jun 15, 6:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey36 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.