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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT for McKenzie 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
- Jun 10, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2021, 8:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 1.75 in
County McKenzie County, ND
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 217 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Glasgow Intl Airport, MT (KGGW), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 1762 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1872 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 262 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.5
The text
As transmitted.
671
WFUS53 KBIS 110112
TORBIS
NDC053-110145-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0011.210611T0112Z-210611T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
812 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central McKenzie County in northwestern North Dakota...
* Until 845 PM CDT/745 PM MDT/.
* At 811 PM CDT/711 PM MDT/, a confirmed large and extremely
dangerous tornado was located 12 miles east of Sidney, or
near Sather Dam, moving northeast at 10 mph.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Damaging tornado.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central McKenzie County, including the following locations...
Sather Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4755 10388 4768 10402 4786 10380 4767 10353
TIME...MOT...LOC 0111Z 230DEG 10KT 4765 10390
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN
$$
SCHILD2 follow-up statements
936
WWUS53 KBIS 110124
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
824 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
NDC053-110145-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210611T0145Z/
McKenzie ND-
824 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT/745 PM MDT/
FOR WEST CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY...
At 824 PM CDT/724 PM MDT/, a confirmed tornado was located 13 miles
east of Sidney, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Damaging tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Law enforcement confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Sather Dam.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4759 10388 4769 10400 4786 10380 4769 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 230DEG 10KT 4767 10386
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
SCHILD828
WWUS53 KBIS 110147
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
847 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
NDC053-110156-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-210611T0145Z/
McKenzie ND-
847 PM CDT Thu Jun 10 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/ for
northwestern North Dakota.
LAT...LON 4759 10388 4769 10400 4786 10380 4769 10356
TIME...MOT...LOC 0146Z 230DEG 10KT 4771 10379
$$
SCHILDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 7:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Golden Valley, McKenzie | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 7:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | McKenzie | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, Williams | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, McKenzie, Williams | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Williams | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Mountrail | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 52 min |
| Jun 10, 10:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | McKenzie, Williams | 4 hr |
| Jun 10, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Williams | 40 min |
| Jun 10, 10:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Renville | 50 min |
| Jun 10, 10:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Renville, Ward | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 11:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings, Golden Valley, Slope | 59 min |
| Jun 10, 11:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, McKenzie, Williams | 46 min |
| Jun 10, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Williams | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams | 45 min |
| Jun 10, 11:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, Grant, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton, Stark | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 12:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant, Morton, Sioux | 54 min |
| Jun 11, 12:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Burke, McKenzie, McLean, Mountrail, Renville and 2 more | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 12:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dunn, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Stark | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton, Oliver | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 1:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Grant, Morton, Sioux | 34 min |
| Jun 11, 1:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, McLean, Renville, Rolette, Sheridan and 1 more | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 1:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Morton, Oliver, Sheridan | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 2:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 2:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce, Renville, Rolette, Ward | 64 min |
| Jun 11, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Kidder, Logan, Stutsman | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 3:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey, Foster, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman | 47 min |
| Jun 11, 5:19 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide and 19 more | 16 hr |
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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.