Alert archive / North Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2019
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2019, 7:11 PM MDT for Grant County, North Dakota. It was in force for 34 min. 3 reports 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 29, 2019, 7:11 PM MDT (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2019, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
County Grant County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 7:13 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 4 Nne Carson, ND | VIA NWS CHAT. |
| Jun 29, 7:20 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 8 Nnw Lark, ND | ESTIMATED DISTANCE NORTH OF CARSON WITH RADAR. ESTIMATED HAIL SIZE BY PICTURE. REPORT RELAYED BY BROADCAST MEDIA. |
| Jun 29, 7:41 PM MDT | HAIL 1.5 | 8 N Lark, ND |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 3956 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -171 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1026 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 17.1
The text
As transmitted.
512
WFUS53 KBIS 300111
TORBIS
NDC037-300145-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0004.190630T0111Z-190630T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
711 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Grant County in south central North Dakota...
* Until 745 PM MDT.
* At 711 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Carson, or 15 miles east of Elgin, moving east at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Grant County, including the following locations...
Lark.
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 4637 10130 4638 10160 4656 10162 4660 10130
4638 10130 4637 10128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 266DEG 23KT 4648 10154
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MJONES3 follow-up statements
824
WWUS53 KBIS 300122
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
722 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019
NDC037-300145-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190630T0145Z/
Grant ND-
722 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY...
At 721 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northeast of Carson, or 20 miles east of Elgin,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Carson and Lark.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4637 10130 4638 10160 4656 10162 4660 10130
4638 10130 4637 10128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 266DEG 23KT 4648 10144
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MJONES276
WWUS53 KBIS 300130
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
730 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019
NDC037-300145-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190630T0145Z/
Grant ND-
730 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY...
At 730 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles west of Flasher, or 24 miles east of Elgin,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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.
Locations impacted include...
Lark.
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.
Motorists should not take shelter under highway overpasses. If you
cannot safely drive away from the tornado, as a last resort, either
park your vehicle and stay put, or abandon your vehicle and lie down
in a low lying area and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4637 10143 4657 10148 4660 10130 4638 10130
4637 10128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 265DEG 23KT 4648 10134
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
MJONES060
WWUS53 KBIS 300146
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
746 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019
NDC037-300154-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190630T0145Z/
Grant ND-
746 PM MDT Sat Jun 29 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
745 PM MDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has exited the warned area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for southeastern Morton
County.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for south
central North Dakota.
LAT...LON 4637 10143 4657 10148 4660 10130 4638 10130
4637 10128
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 266DEG 23KT 4649 10122
$$
MJONESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 6:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 57 min |
| Jun 29, 6:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant | 60 min |
| Jun 29, 7:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 57 min |
| Jun 29, 9:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stutsman | 46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.