Alert archive / North Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 97, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2021, 6:44 PM MDT for Billings County, Dunn County, Stark County, North Dakota. It was in force for 61 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 8, 2021, 6:44 PM MDT (00:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2021, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Billings County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Stark County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 6:44 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Nw New Hradec, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 3:38 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
816
WUUS53 KBIS 090044
SVRBIS
NDC007-025-089-090145-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0097.210709T0044Z-210709T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
644 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Dunn County in southwestern North Dakota...
East central Billings County in southwestern North Dakota...
Northwestern Stark County in southwestern North Dakota...
* Until 745 PM MDT.
* At 644 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of South Fairfield, or 16 miles northwest of Dickinson, moving east
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong 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...
South Fairfield, Hirschville and New Hradec.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4696 10326 4714 10326 4721 10247 4689 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 0044Z 273DEG 20KT 4704 10304
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
EDWARDS3 follow-up statements
055
WWUS53 KBIS 090104
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
704 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NDC007-025-089-090145-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210709T0145Z/
Dunn ND-Billings ND-Stark ND-
704 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUNN...EAST CENTRAL BILLINGS AND NORTHWESTERN STARK
COUNTIES...
At 704 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
South Heart, or 11 miles northwest of Dickinson, moving east at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
South Fairfield, Hirschville and New Hradec.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4696 10326 4714 10326 4721 10247 4689 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 279DEG 17KT 4698 10299
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
EDWARDS366
WWUS53 KBIS 090126
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
726 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NDC007-090136-
/O.CAN.KBIS.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210709T0145Z/
Billings ND-
726 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BILLINGS COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southwestern North Dakota.
LAT...LON 4698 10308 4698 10303 4716 10303 4721 10247
4689 10247 4695 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 273DEG 20KT 4697 10281
$$
NDC025-089-090145-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210709T0145Z/
Dunn ND-Stark ND-
726 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUNN AND NORTH CENTRAL STARK COUNTIES...
At 726 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of
Dickinson, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hirschville and New Hradec.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4698 10308 4698 10303 4716 10303 4721 10247
4689 10247 4695 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 273DEG 20KT 4697 10281
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
EDWARDS669
WWUS53 KBIS 090140
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
740 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
NDC025-089-090150-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0097.000000T0000Z-210709T0145Z/
Dunn ND-Stark ND-
740 PM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DUNN AND NORTH
CENTRAL STARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM MDT...
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. However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
southwestern North Dakota.
LAT...LON 4698 10308 4698 10303 4716 10303 4721 10247
4689 10247 4695 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 273DEG 20KT 4697 10273
$$
EDWARDSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 6:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, McKenzie | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, Mountrail | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 6:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Dunn, McKenzie | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 6:58 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke, Mountrail, Renville, Ward | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 8:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Hettinger, Stark | 59 min |
| Jul 8, 8:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Hettinger | 63 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.