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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 289, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 27, 2020Adams County, Hettinger County, North Dakota

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 27, 5:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRenville48 min
Aug 27, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Hettinger, Morton40 min
Aug 27, 7:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWilliams43 min
Aug 27, 7:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMorton22 min
Aug 27, 7:53 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie52 min
Aug 27, 7:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWilliams20 min
Aug 27, 8:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMountrail24 min
Aug 27, 8:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISGolden Valley17 min
Aug 27, 8:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISStark29 min
Aug 27, 8:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBillings, Golden Valley, Mountrail27 min
Aug 27, 8:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISSlope34 min
Aug 27, 9:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMercer35 min
Aug 27, 9:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWard28 min
Aug 27, 9:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISStark43 min
Aug 27, 10:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMorton34 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.