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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 4, 2020Bowman County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 4, 2020, 4:07 PM MDT for Bowman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 4, 2020, 4:07 PM MDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 4, 2020, 4:45 PM MDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND

County Bowman County, ND

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Aug 4, 3:58 PM MDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 4, 3:58 PM MDT, 9 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 4, 4:07 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
407 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2020

NDZ043-042245-
Bowman ND-
407 PM MDT Tue Aug 4 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOWMAN COUNTY UNTIL
445 PM MDT...

At 406 PM MDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Bowman, moving southeast at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Bowman
County, including the following locations... Bowman Haley Dam.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek shelter
inside a building or vehicle.

If you are on or near Bowman-Haley Lake, get out of the water and
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, If you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Do not be caught on
the water in a thunderstorm.

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LAT...LON 4595 10332 4611 10342 4615 10339 4616 10326
      4595 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 326DEG 23KT 4608 10333

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 4, 5:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurke46 min
Aug 4, 5:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide50 min
Aug 4, 5:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRenville25 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.