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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 9, 2021Renville County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 9, 2021, 2:49 PM CDT for Renville County, North Dakota. It was in force for 41 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 9, 2021, 2:49 PM CDT (19:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 3:30 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
40

County Renville County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 235 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 2021-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 851 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 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
851 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-361 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1736 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

783 
WWUS83 KBIS 091949
SPSBIS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
249 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021
 
NDZ003-004-092030-
Bottineau ND-Renville ND-
249 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Bottineau and western Renville Counties through 330 PM CDT...

At 249 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Greene, or 13 miles southwest of Mohall, moving northeast at 55 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.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Mohall around 305 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this storm include Sherwood and
Antler.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4900 10112 4853 10177 4856 10185 4872 10185
      4900 10168
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 211DEG 47KT 4864 10176 

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

$$

TELKEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISGolden Valley, Slope50 min
Aug 9, 3:55 AM CDTFire Weather WatchBISAdams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope24 hr
Aug 9, 2:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWard45 min
Aug 9, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISWells52 min
Aug 9, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISKidder, Wells46 min
Aug 9, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRolette37 min
Aug 9, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatBISFoster, Wells43 min
Aug 9, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry, Pierce35 min
Aug 9, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISFoster47 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.