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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Aug 15, 2022, 2:21 PM CDT for Emmons County, North Dakota. It was in force for 39 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 15, 2022, 2:21 PM CDT (19:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 15, 2022, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
County Emmons County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 586 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -305 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1359 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 15, 1:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 15, 1:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 15, 8:36 AM CDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
221 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
NDZ046-152000-
Emmons ND-
221 PM CDT Mon Aug 15 2022
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL EMMONS
COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM CDT...
At 220 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
of Prairie Knights Resort, or 10 miles northeast of Fort Yates,
moving northeast at 25 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...
Linton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4606 10049 4620 10058 4623 10056 4625 10056
4656 9992 4629 9992 4628 9988 4625 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 1920Z 243DEG 20KT 4619 10047
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
SAVADELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 5:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McHenry | 23 min |
| Aug 15, 5:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Pierce | 33 min |
| Aug 15, 7:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau, Rolette | 61 min |
| Aug 15, 8:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mercer | 34 min |
| Aug 15, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | LaMoure | 27 min |
| Aug 15, 5:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean | 37 min |
| Aug 15, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean | 31 min |
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