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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 289, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2020, 6:25 PM MDT for Adams County, Hettinger County, North Dakota. It was in force for 50 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
- Aug 27, 2020, 6:25 PM MDT (00:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2020, 7:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Adams County, ND, Hettinger County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 5:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
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 Aug 27, 6:02 PM MDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 6:02 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 6:06 PM MDT, 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Bismarck ND 706 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020 NDZ001>005-010>013-019>023-025-035>037-290015- Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Mountrail-Ward-McHenry- Pierce-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-Burleigh-Kidder- Stutsman- 706 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020 /606 PM MDT Thu Aug 27 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota, and southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Widespread thunderstorms are likely across western and central North Dakota tonight. A few storms may become strong to severe with large hail up to the size of quarters and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. A few of these storms could become strong. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the NWS Bismarck office at 701-250-4224. NDZ009-017-046>048-050-051-290015- Williams-McKenzie-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey- 706 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020 /606 PM MDT Thu Aug 27 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota, and southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Widespread thunderstorms are likely across western and central North Dakota this afternoon and tonight. A few storms may become strong to severe with large hail up to the size of ping pong balls and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. A few of these storms could become strong. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the NWS Bismarck office at 701-250-4224. NDZ018-031>034-040>045-290015- Dunn-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton-Slope-Hettinger-Grant- Bowman-Adams-Sioux- 706 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020 /606 PM MDT Thu Aug 27 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central North Dakota and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Widespread thunderstorms are likely across southwest and far south central North Dakota this evening and early morning. A few storms may become strong to severe with large hail up to the size of tennis balls and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. A few of these storms could become strong. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report severe weather to the NWS Bismarck office at 701-250-4224.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Renville | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 6:54 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Hettinger, Morton | 40 min |
| Aug 27, 7:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Williams | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 7:38 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 22 min |
| Aug 27, 7:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 7:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Williams | 20 min |
| Aug 27, 8:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 24 min |
| Aug 27, 8:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Golden Valley | 17 min |
| Aug 27, 8:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stark | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 8:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Billings, Golden Valley, Mountrail | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 8:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Slope | 34 min |
| Aug 27, 9:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mercer | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 9:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Ward | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 9:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stark | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 10:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 34 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.