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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 13, 2022McLean County, Ward County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2022, 7:14 PM CDT for McLean County, Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 13, 2022, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 13, 2022, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties McLean County, ND, Ward County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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 13, 6:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1797 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1108 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 495 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 3.9
Supercell composite: 30.2

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 6:55 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 6:59 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:42 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
342 PM MDT Mon Jun 13 2022

NDZ031-032-132215-
Golden Valley ND-Billings ND-
342 PM MDT Mon Jun 13 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GOLDEN
VALLEY AND NORTHWESTERN BILLINGS COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM MDT...

At 342 PM MDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Sentinel Butte,
or 8 miles east of Beach, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 50 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of central Golden
Valley and northwestern Billings Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4680 10383 4692 10398 4725 10365 4704 10330
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 226DEG 26KT 4694 10382

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

HARGROVE

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:12 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
412 PM MDT Mon Jun 13 2022

NDZ017-032-132245-
McKenzie ND-Billings ND-
412 PM MDT Mon Jun 13 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN BILLINGS
AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM MDT...

At 411 PM MDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of
South Fairfield, or 31 miles northeast of Beach, moving northeast at
50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 50 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...
  Grassy Butte.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4724 10367 4760 10340 4739 10310 4733 10310
      4733 10303 4726 10303 4695 10353 4709 10367
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 225DEG 44KT 4718 10347

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

HARGROVE

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
435 PM MDT Mon Jun 13 2022

NDZ031-132300-
Golden Valley ND-
435 PM MDT Mon Jun 13 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GOLDEN
VALLEY COUNTY THROUGH 500 PM MDT...

At 434 PM MDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Beach, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Sentinel Butte around 450 PM MDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4685 10404 4703 10405 4717 10387 4693 10362
      4677 10404 4678 10405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 228DEG 33KT 4689 10405

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

HARGROVE

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
538 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022

NDZ017-018-032-132315-
McKenzie ND-Billings ND-Dunn ND-
538 PM CDT Mon Jun 13 2022

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN DUNN,
NORTHEASTERN BILLINGS AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCKENZIE COUNTIES THROUGH 615
PM CDT/515 PM MDT/...

At 537 PM CDT/437 PM MDT/, a strong thunderstorm was located near
Grassy Butte, or 19 miles west of Killdeer, moving northeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts to 50 mph and penny 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Dunn,
northeastern Billings and south central McKenzie Counties, including
the following locations... Oakdale and Fairfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4785 10310 4738 10256 4706 10334 4746 10342
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 228DEG 41KT 4735 10317

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

HARGROVE

Local storm report, Jun 13, 6:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
610 PM CDT MON JUN 13 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0609 PM     HEAVY RAIN       2 SW GRASSY BUTTE       47.38N 103.28W
06/13/2022  M1.25 INCH       MCKENZIE           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

JJA

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:02 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 13, 7:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean	28 min
Jun 13, 8:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	McHenry, McLean, Sheridan, Ward	58 min
Jun 13, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry, McLean, Pierce, Sheridan	66 min
Jun 13, 8:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McLean, Sheridan	63 min
Jun 13, 9:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Pierce, Sheridan, Wells	37 min
Jun 13, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	McHenry, Pierce, Sheridan, Wells	66 min
Jun 13, 10:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Wells	34 min
Jun 13, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Foster, Wells	47 min
Jun 14, 3:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stutsman	44 min
Jun 14, 4:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Dickey	64 min
Jun 14, 5:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	LaMoure	70 min
Jun 14, 2:45 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 24 more	34 hr

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.