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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 7, 2021LaMoure County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2021, 7:40 PM CDT for LaMoure County, North Dakota. It was in force for 35 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
Aug 7, 2021, 7:40 PM CDT (00:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
40

County LaMoure County, ND

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 2021-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 105 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 2021-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
105 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1899 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

154 
WWUS83 KBIS 080040
SPSBIS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
740 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021
 
NDZ037-047-048-051-080115-
La Moure ND-Dickey ND-Logan ND-Stutsman ND-
740 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of western LaMoure,
north central Dickey, northeastern Logan and south central Stutsman
Counties through 815 PM CDT...

At 740 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles west of Jud to 13 miles southwest of
Adrian to Edgeley to 16 miles east of Kulm to 9 miles west of
Fullerton. Movement was north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Edgeley, Jud, Monango, Berlin, Nortonville and Alfred. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4671 9910 4670 9881 4659 9867 4642 9852
      4626 9842 4605 9861 4609 9872 4628 9875
      4643 9910
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 182DEG 16KT 4653 9898 4649 9879 4635 9868 4626
9862 4615 9861

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

GALE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 7:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISLaMoure37 min
Aug 7, 8:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISLaMoure34 min
Aug 7, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDickey27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.