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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 10, 20215 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2021, 11:45 PM CDT for 5 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 45 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, 11:45 PM CDT (04:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
80.0 mph

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

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:43 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 10, 11:46 PM CDTHAIL 1.752 Ene Battleview, NDMAINLY SMALLER HAIL WITH A FEW STONES UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
Jun 11, 12:20 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 617 S Crosby, 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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 215 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°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.

476 
WUUS53 KBIS 110445
SVRBIS
NDC013-023-053-061-105-110530-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0066.210611T0445Z-210611T0530Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1145 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Burke County in northwestern North Dakota...
  Northeastern McKenzie County in northwestern North Dakota...
  Eastern Williams County in northwestern North Dakota...
  Mountrail County in northwestern North Dakota...
  Eastern Divide County in northwestern North Dakota...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1144 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 9 miles north of Crosby to 15 miles south of Tioga
  to 10 miles west of Mandaree, moving east at 40 mph.

  These are very dangerous storms.

  HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
           considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
           Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Mandaree around 1200 AM CDT.
  Ross around 1210 AM CDT.
  Stanley around 1220 AM CDT.
  Van Hook Park around 1225 AM CDT.
  Palermo around 1230 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Hamlet, White Earth, Lewis And Clark State Park, White Earth Bay
Recreation Area, Pouch Point Recreation Area, Larson, Ambrose,
Charlson, White Tail Bay Recreation Area and Keene.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing 
widespread wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure 
and stay away from windows!

&&

LAT...LON 4900 10242 4866 10223 4855 10223 4854 10216
      4839 10208 4785 10212 4785 10238 4775 10240
      4778 10256 4782 10264 4773 10264 4769 10319
      4811 10326 4900 10354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 247DEG 36KT 4905 10335 4818 10286 4770 10289 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...80MPH
 
$$

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, 10:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBurke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams61 min
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, 11:51 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.