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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 8, 2023Pierce County, Rolette County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2023, 6:21 PM CDT for Pierce County, Rolette County, North Dakota. It was in force for 39 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 8, 2023, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 8, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Pierce County, ND, Rolette County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 8, 6:47 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 Sw Nanson, ND	Hail from 1847 to 1853L.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 214 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: 368 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -181 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 21 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

977 
WUUS53 KBIS 082321
SVRBIS
NDC069-079-090000-
/O.NEW.KBIS.SV.W.0021.230608T2321Z-230609T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
621 PM CDT Thu Jun 8 2023

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Pierce County in north central North Dakota...
  Southern Rolette County in north central North Dakota...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 621 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rolette, or
  18 miles north of Rugby, moving southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Wolford around 650 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Agate,
Nanson and Mylo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4867 9949 4837 9950 4837 9984 4863 10007
      4875 9987
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 315DEG 21KT 4862 9990 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

HOLLAN

2 follow-up statements

153 
WWUS53 KBIS 082338
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
638 PM CDT Thu Jun 8 2023

NDC069-079-090000-
/O.CON.KBIS.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230609T0000Z/
Pierce ND-Rolette ND-
638 PM CDT Thu Jun 8 2023

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHEASTERN ROLETTE COUNTIES...

At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
Rolette, or 16 miles northeast of Rugby, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Wolford around 655 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Agate,
Nanson and Mylo.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4867 9949 4837 9950 4837 9984 4861 9999
      4869 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 307DEG 20KT 4857 9982 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

HOLLAN

778 
WWUS53 KBIS 082357
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
657 PM CDT Thu Jun 8 2023

NDC069-079-090006-
/O.EXP.KBIS.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-230609T0000Z/
Pierce ND-Rolette ND-
657 PM CDT Thu Jun 8 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIERCE AND
SOUTHEASTERN ROLETTE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe 
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, 
small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4867 9949 4837 9950 4837 9984 4861 9999
      4869 9988
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 315DEG 21KT 4851 9973 

$$

HOLLAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 2:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean	25 min
Jun 8, 2:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean	29 min
Jun 8, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mercer	30 min
Jun 8, 3:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean	23 min
Jun 8, 3:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mercer	34 min
Jun 8, 3:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McLean	28 min
Jun 8, 3:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stark	29 min
Jun 8, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McLean	35 min
Jun 8, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burleigh	31 min
Jun 8, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Rolette	30 min
Jun 8, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Logan	30 min
Jun 8, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burleigh	26 min
Jun 8, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bottineau, Renville	46 min
Jun 8, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Rolette	28 min
Jun 8, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Logan	35 min
Jun 8, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McIntosh	32 min
Jun 8, 5:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Morton	31 min
Jun 8, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Mountrail, Ward	37 min
Jun 8, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McIntosh	24 min
Jun 8, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Rolette	34 min
Jun 8, 6:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bottineau	30 min
Jun 8, 6:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mountrail	24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.