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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 3, 2021Stutsman County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 3, 2021, 6:39 PM CDT for Stutsman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 66 min. 1 report 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
Jul 3, 2021, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC)
Expired
Jul 3, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Stutsman County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 3, 6:39 PM CDTHAIL 14 W Medina, ND

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 187 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
187 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

670 
WUUS53 KBIS 032339
SVRBIS
NDC093-040045-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0079.210703T2339Z-210704T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
639 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Stutsman County in southeastern North Dakota...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Medina,
  moving east at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Public reported quarter size hail near Medina.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Medina around 655 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Cleveland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4677 9896 4677 9944 4681 9945 4697 9945
      4706 9906
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 257DEG 9KT 4688 9937 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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3 follow-up statements
942 
WWUS53 KBIS 032354
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
654 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NDC093-040045-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210704T0045Z/
Stutsman ND-
654 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN STUTSMAN COUNTY...

At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Medina, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...At 639 PM CDT a public report of quarter size hail was 
         observed 4 miles west of Medina.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Cleveland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4677 9896 4677 9933 4681 9938 4694 9940
      4701 9904
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 257DEG 9KT 4689 9932 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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279 
WWUS53 KBIS 040010
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
710 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NDC093-040045-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210704T0045Z/
Stutsman ND-
710 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN STUTSMAN COUNTY...

At 709 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Medina, moving
east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...At 639 PM CDT a public report of quarter size hail was 
         observed 4 miles west of Medina.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Cleveland and Windsor. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4677 9896 4677 9926 4684 9930 4692 9926
      4698 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 257DEG 9KT 4690 9926 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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479 
WWUS53 KBIS 040038
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
738 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

NDC093-040048-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210704T0045Z/
Stutsman ND-
738 PM CDT Sat Jul 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN STUTSMAN COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4677 9896 4677 9926 4684 9930 4692 9926
      4698 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 257DEG 9KT 4691 9917 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 6:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurleigh36 min
Jul 3, 6:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurleigh46 min
Jul 3, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRolette24 min
Jul 3, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRolette30 min
Jul 3, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISKidder30 min
Jul 3, 6:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISLogan31 min
Jul 3, 6:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISKidder30 min
Jul 3, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISLogan, Stutsman65 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.