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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 10, 20214 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2021, 10:29 PM CDT for 4 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 61 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 10, 2021, 10:29 PM CDT (03:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2021, 11:30 PM CDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 10:32 PM CDTHAIL 1.25Ray, NDTIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 10, 11:20 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 622 S Alamo, ND

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 9:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 246 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 2021-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1785 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 2021-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1785 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2484 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.8

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The text

As transmitted.

761 
WUUS53 KBIS 110329
SVRBIS
NDC013-023-061-105-110430-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0060.210611T0329Z-210611T0430Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1029 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Burke County in northwestern North Dakota...
  Eastern Williams County in northwestern North Dakota...
  Northwestern Mountrail County in northwestern North Dakota...
  Southeastern Divide County in northwestern North Dakota...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1028 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  Ray, or 27 miles northeast of Williston, moving northeast at 30
  mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wildrose.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4861 10236 4814 10313 4814 10316 4813 10321
      4810 10325 4809 10325 4808 10323 4804 10330
      4803 10335 4824 10366 4891 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0328Z 217DEG 25KT 4845 10321 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SCHILD
3 follow-up statements
425 
WWUS53 KBIS 110344
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1044 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

NDC013-023-061-105-110430-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210611T0430Z/
Burke ND-Williams ND-Mountrail ND-Divide ND-
1044 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BURKE...EASTERN WILLIAMS...NORTHWESTERN MOUNTRAIL
AND SOUTHEASTERN DIVIDE COUNTIES...

At 1044 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Wildrose, or 27 miles south of Crosby, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Crosby, Tioga, Ray, Powers Lake, Wildrose, Epping, Battleview, White
Earth, Wheelock, Hamlet, Lewis And Clark State Park, Mcgregor and
Corinth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4861 10236 4814 10317 4813 10321 4812 10323
      4833 10358 4891 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0344Z 217DEG 25KT 4854 10311 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SCHILD
713 
WWUS53 KBIS 110401
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1101 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

NDC013-023-061-105-110430-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210611T0430Z/
Burke ND-Williams ND-Mountrail ND-Divide ND-
1101 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BURKE...NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS...NORTHWESTERN
MOUNTRAIL AND SOUTHEASTERN DIVIDE COUNTIES...

At 1100 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Wildrose, or 23 miles southeast of Crosby, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Tioga, Ray, Powers Lake, Wildrose, Battleview, Wheelock, Hamlet, 
Mcgregor and Corinth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4863 10242 4819 10314 4846 10346 4891 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 217DEG 25KT 4863 10301 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SCHILD
326 
WWUS53 KBIS 110419
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1119 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

NDC013-023-061-105-110430-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-210611T0430Z/
Burke ND-Williams ND-Mountrail ND-Divide ND-
1119 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BURKE...NORTHEASTERN WILLIAMS...NORTHWESTERN
MOUNTRAIL AND SOUTHEASTERN DIVIDE COUNTIES...

At 1119 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of
Battleview, or 22 miles southeast of Crosby, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Tioga, Powers Lake, Wildrose, Battleview, Hamlet and Mcgregor. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4836 10286 4857 10324 4886 10314 4863 10242
TIME...MOT...LOC 0419Z 217DEG 25KT 4874 10289 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

SCHILD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 7:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams65 min
Jun 10, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGolden Valley, McKenzie58 min
Jun 10, 7:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBISMcKenzie3 hr
Jun 10, 7:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide, Williams43 min
Jun 10, 7:49 PM CDTTornado WarningBISMcKenzie26 min
Jun 10, 8:12 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threatBISMcKenzie33 min
Jun 10, 8:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams52 min
Jun 10, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams45 min
Jun 10, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, McKenzie, Williams62 min
Jun 10, 9:49 PM CDTTornado WarningBISWilliams26 min
Jun 10, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Mountrail52 min
Jun 10, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams52 min
Jun 10, 10:28 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams4 hr
Jun 10, 10:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Williams40 min
Jun 10, 10:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRenville50 min
Jun 10, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Renville, Ward39 min
Jun 10, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Golden Valley, Slope59 min
Jun 10, 11:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, McKenzie, Williams46 min
Jun 10, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams61 min
Jun 10, 11:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams45 min
Jun 10, 11:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, Grant, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton, Stark54 min
Jun 11, 12:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant, Morton, Sioux54 min
Jun 11, 12:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, Burke, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail, Renville and 2 more60 min
Jun 11, 12:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark38 min
Jun 11, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Morton, Oliver35 min
Jun 11, 1:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISEmmons, Grant, Morton, Sioux34 min
Jun 11, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, McLean, Renville, Rolette, Sheridan and 1 more64 min
Jun 11, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, McLean, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan33 min
Jun 11, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurleigh, Emmons, Kidder45 min
Jun 11, 2:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, Ward64 min
Jun 11, 2:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISEmmons, Kidder, Logan, Stutsman57 min
Jun 11, 3:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman29 min
Jun 11, 3:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDickey, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman47 min
Jun 11, 5:19 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide and 19 more16 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.