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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2020, 3:39 PM MDT for Grant County, Morton County, North Dakota. It was in force for 66 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
- Jul 5, 2020, 3:39 PM MDT (21:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2020, 4:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Grant County, ND, Morton County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 299 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -469 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jul 5, 3:23 PM MDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:23 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Bismarck ND 200 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 NDZ001-009-017-018-031>033-040-043-061900- Divide-Williams-McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Slope- Bowman- 200 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 /100 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest North Dakota and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A few thunderstorms are possible across far western North Dakota today. The main hazards will be small hail, gusty winds and lightning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Severe storms are possible later Monday into Monday night, and again later Tuesday into Tuesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of what is happening in your area are very important. Report directly to the National Weather Service. NDZ002>005-010>013-019>023-034-035-041-042-044-061900- Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Mountrail-Ward-McHenry-Pierce- Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Morton-Burleigh-Hettinger- Grant-Adams- 200 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 /100 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota, and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across central North Dakota this afternoon into tonight. The main hazards will be large hail up to quarter size and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph. Very heavy rain is also possible with the storms and that may lead to flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Remember, lightning can kill. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Severe storms are possible later Monday into Monday night, and again later Tuesday into Tuesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of what is happening in your area are very important. Report directly to the National Weather Service. NDZ025-036-037-045>048-061900- Foster-Kidder-Stutsman-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-La Moure- 200 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 /100 PM MDT Sun Jul 5 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central North Dakota and southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible from the Fort Yates and Linton areas through Steele and the James River Valley this afternoon into tonight. The main hazards will be large hail up to golf ball size and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph. Very heavy rain is also possible with the storms and that may lead to flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Remember, lightning can kill. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Severe storms are possible later Monday into Monday night, and again later Tuesday into Tuesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of what is happening in your area are very important. Report directly to the National Weather Service. NDZ050-051-061900- McIntosh-Dickey- 200 PM CDT Sun Jul 5 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible from the Fort Yates and Linton areas through Steele and the James River Valley this afternoon into tonight. The main hazards will be large hail up to golf ball size and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph. Very heavy rain is also possible with the storms and that may lead to flooding of low lying and poor drainage areas. Remember, lightning can kill. A Flash Flood Watch has been issued from late this afternoon through late tonight. See www.weather.gov/bis for details. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Severe storms are possible later Monday into Monday night, and again later Tuesday into Tuesday night. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Reports of what is happening in your area are very important. Report directly to the National Weather Service. ZH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 5, 12:02 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
102 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM TSTM WND GST 1 WSW BOWMAN 46.18N 103.41W
07/04/2020 E60 MPH BOWMAN ND PUBLIC
LATE REPORT FROM LAST NIGHT. TIME ESTIMATED
FROM RADAR.
&&Local storm report, Jul 5, 1:25 PM MDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
225 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1042 AM TSTM WND GST 5 W RHAME 46.24N 103.75W
07/04/2020 E60 MPH BOWMAN ND TRAINED SPOTTER
LATE REPORT FROM STORMS LAST NIGHT. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
&&Local storm report, Jul 5, 2:44 PM MDT, 55 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 6:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McIntosh | 24 min |
| Jul 4, 9:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bowman, Slope | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 10:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Bowman, Slope, Stark | 51 min |
| Jul 4, 10:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Billings | 35 min |
| Jul 4, 10:44 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 10:45 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure | 10 hr |
| Jul 4, 10:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Adams, Hettinger | 54 min |
| Jul 4, 11:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 55 min |
| Jul 4, 11:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Williams | 14 min |
| Jul 4, 11:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 66 min |
| Jul 4, 11:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Grant, Hettinger | 45 min |
| Jul 4, 11:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 12:27 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 12:27 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Ward, Williams | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 12:39 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 12:57 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 48 min |
| Jul 5, 1:42 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Ward | 33 min |
| Jul 5, 1:44 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burleigh | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 1:54 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 11:25 AM MDT | Flash Flood Watch | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh | 15 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger, Slope, Stark | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger, Stark | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Stark | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 3:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Hettinger | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 4:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 38 min |
| Jul 5, 4:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 21 min |
| Jul 5, 4:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant | 36 min |
| Jul 5, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Hettinger | 46 min |
| Jul 5, 5:24 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman | 39 min |
| Jul 5, 5:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 5:43 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Adams | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 5:59 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.