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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 31, 2023Bottineau County, McHenry County, Pierce County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2023, 7:14 PM CDT for Bottineau County, McHenry County, Pierce County, North Dakota. It was in force for 46 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: Jul 31, 2023, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired: Jul 31, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Bottineau County, ND, McHenry County, ND, Pierce County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 29 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
Jul 31, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

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 Jul 31, 7:14 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 7:14 PM CDT, 0 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
Jul 31, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry, Pierce	46 min
Jul 31, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Wells	65 min
Jul 31, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	McHenry, Pierce	63 min
Jul 31, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Kidder, Wells	49 min
Jul 31, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bowman	23 min
Jul 31, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Adams, Bowman	60 min
Jul 31, 11:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Wells	32 min
Jul 31, 11:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bowman	35 min
Aug 1, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Sioux	41 min
Aug 1, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Williams	28 min
Aug 1, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams	42 min
Aug 1, 5:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Williams	36 min
Aug 1, 5:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	McKenzie, Mountrail, Williams	63 min
Aug 1, 5:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McKenzie, Williams	57 min
Aug 1, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Dunn, McKenzie	68 min
Aug 1, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh	42 min
Aug 1, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Dunn, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail	64 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.