Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 30, 2021, 5:28 PM CDT for Mercer County, Oliver County, North Dakota. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2021, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 82 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1949 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
388
WUUS53 KBIS 302228
SVRBIS
NDC057-065-302315-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0159.210830T2228Z-210830T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
528 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Oliver County in south central North Dakota...
South central Mercer County in south central North Dakota...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 528 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles north of
Glen Ullin, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Oliver and south central Mercer Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4712 10184 4713 10144 4699 10143 4698 10183
4698 10184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 264DEG 22KT 4704 10177
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
JP MARTIN2 follow-up statements
657
WWUS53 KBIS 302254
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
554 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
NDC057-065-302315-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210830T2315Z/
Oliver ND-Mercer ND-
554 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN OLIVER AND SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTIES...
At 552 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles north of
Glen Ullin, on the Mercer and Oliver County line, moving east at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Oliver and southern Mercer Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4706 10184 4711 10144 4699 10143 4698 10183
4698 10184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 270DEG 7KT 4702 10178
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
$$
JP MARTIN904
WWUS53 KBIS 302312 RRA
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
612 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
NDC057-065-302322-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0159.000000T0000Z-210830T2315Z/
Oliver ND-Mercer ND-
612 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN OLIVER AND
SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
south central North Dakota.
LAT...LON 4706 10184 4711 10144 4699 10143 4698 10183
4698 10184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 264DEG 22KT 4703 10166
$$
JP MARTINThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 10:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Oliver | 24 min |
| Aug 30, 10:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Oliver | 36 min |
| Aug 30, 11:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Oliver | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 11:33 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Oliver | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 11:46 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Oliver | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 12:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton, Oliver | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton, Oliver | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer, Oliver | 43 min |
| Aug 30, 1:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton, Oliver | 63 min |
| Aug 30, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Mercer, Oliver | 61 min |
| Aug 30, 2:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 58 min |
| Aug 30, 3:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 60 min |
| Aug 30, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean | 42 min |
| Aug 30, 4:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Morton | 59 min |
| Aug 30, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger | 58 min |
| Aug 30, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 4:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Morton | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 60 min |
| Aug 30, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Hettinger | 61 min |
| Aug 30, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 47 min |
| Aug 30, 5:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton | 38 min |
| Aug 30, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 58 min |
| Aug 30, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams | 60 min |
| Aug 30, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Grant, Morton, Sioux | 35 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.