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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 96, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 8, 2021Adams County, Bowman County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2021, 6:29 PM MDT for Adams County, Bowman County, North Dakota. It was in force for 33 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
Jul 8, 2021, 6:29 PM MDT (00:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2021, 7:02 PM MDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:31 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 8, 3:38 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 624 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 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
624 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-153 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1380 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

527 
WUUS53 KBIS 090029
SVRBIS
NDC001-011-090115-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0096.210709T0029Z-210709T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
629 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Bowman County in southwestern North Dakota...
  Western Adams County in southwestern North Dakota...

* Until 715 PM MDT.

* At 629 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
  of Reeder, or 9 miles west of Hettinger, moving southeast at 40
  mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  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...
  Hettinger, Reeder, Bucyrus and Gascoyne. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4595 10310 4609 10312 4617 10299 4623 10275
      4595 10246
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 312DEG 36KT 4603 10282 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

EDWARDS
2 follow-up statements
380 
WWUS53 KBIS 090047
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
647 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021

NDC001-011-090115-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210709T0115Z/
Bowman ND-Adams ND-
647 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOWMAN AND SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTIES...

At 647 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Haynes to 12 miles south of Scranton, moving southeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Hettinger.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4604 10311 4605 10280 4609 10261 4595 10246
      4595 10310
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 319DEG 27KT 4597 10248 4597 10318 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EDWARDS
128 
WWUS53 KBIS 090102
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
702 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021

NDC001-011-090111-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0096.000000T0000Z-210709T0115Z/
Bowman ND-Adams ND-
702 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BOWMAN AND
SOUTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southwestern North Dakota.

LAT...LON 4604 10311 4605 10280 4609 10261 4595 10246
      4595 10310
TIME...MOT...LOC 0100Z 312DEG 36KT 4588 10234 4588 10304 

$$

EDWARDS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 6:11 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, McKenzie64 min
Jul 8, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn, McKenzie, Mountrail61 min
Jul 8, 6:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn, Stark61 min
Jul 8, 6:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn, McKenzie55 min
Jul 8, 6:58 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBurke, Mountrail, Renville, Ward47 min
Jul 8, 8:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISHettinger, Stark59 min
Jul 8, 8:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger63 min

Nearby

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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.