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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 7, 2020LaMoure County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2020, 9:06 PM CDT for LaMoure County, North Dakota. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 7, 2020, 9:06 PM CDT (02:06 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2020, 9:37 PM CDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

County LaMoure County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 7, 3:06 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2020-06-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 348 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2020-06-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
348 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-115 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2686 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.9

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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 Jun 7, 8:58 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 8:58 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 6:53 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
653 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

NDZ001-002-009-090000-
Divide-Burke-Williams-
653 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest North
Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

NDZ003>005-010>013-017>022-031>035-040>045-090000-
Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Mountrail-Ward-McHenry-Pierce-McKenzie-
Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-
Morton-Burleigh-Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-Sioux-
653 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020 /553 PM MDT Sun Jun 7 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...Tonight

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across
portions of west and central North Dakota this evening. The main
hazards will be large hail up to two inches in diameter and
damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will be needed.

NDZ023-025-036-037-046-047-090000-
Wells-Foster-Kidder-Stutsman-Emmons-Logan-
653 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
North Dakota and southeast North Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across
portions of west and central North Dakota this evening. The main
hazards will be large hail up to two inches in diameter and
damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will be needed.

NDZ048-050-051-090000-
La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey-
653 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast North
Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A flash flood watch has been issued for Lamoure, Dickey and
McIntosh counties through tonight. See www.weather.gov/bis for
details.

Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected across the southern
James River Valley this evening. The main hazards will be a few
tornadoes, destructive hail up to baseball size, and destructive
wind gusts up to 80 mph. Very heavy rainfall is also likely with
the storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:26 PM CDT, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
826 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0735 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SW EDGELEY            46.32N 98.77W
06/07/2020  M77 MPH          LAMOURE            ND   MESONET

            NDAWN STATION 4SW EDGELEY.

&&

MJ
Local storm report, Jun 7, 8:46 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 7, 8:50 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:00 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:01 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
901 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0900 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELLENDALE               46.01N 98.53W
06/07/2020                   DICKEY             ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES AND AT LEAST ONE POWER POLE
            DOWN IN ELLENDALE.

&&

MJ
Local storm report, Jun 7, 9:04 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
904 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0753 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E JAMESTOWN           46.91N 98.64W
06/07/2020                   STUTSMAN           ND   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF DOWNED POWER LINE ON 34TH STREET.
            RELAYED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED
            FROM RADAR.

&&

MJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 7:13 PM CDTTornado Warning Considerable damage threatBISDickey, LaMoure, McIntosh47 min
Jun 7, 7:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster23 min
Jun 7, 7:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISLogan, McIntosh51 min
Jun 7, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISKidder, Stutsman64 min
Jun 7, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Hettinger56 min
Jun 7, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster, Wells26 min
Jun 7, 8:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISFoster, Stutsman, Wells56 min
Jun 7, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Hettinger, Morton, Stark64 min
Jun 7, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey60 min
Jun 7, 8:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISSlope25 min
Jun 7, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMorton51 min
Jun 7, 9:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBillings, Golden Valley47 min
Jun 7, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISSheridan26 min
Jun 7, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, McLean, Morton, Oliver44 min
Jun 7, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISLogan40 min
Jun 7, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcIntosh27 min
Jun 7, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurleigh44 min
Jun 7, 10:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey, LaMoure43 min
Jun 7, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISKidder47 min
Jun 8, 12:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey, LaMoure38 min
Jun 8, 12:20 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, LaMoure25 min
Jun 8, 12:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMorton59 min
Jun 8, 1:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey, LaMoure60 min
Jun 8, 5:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurke43 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.