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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 85, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 1, 2023McKenzie County, Williams County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2023, 5:33 PM CDT for McKenzie County, Williams County, North Dakota. It was in force for 57 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: Aug 1, 2023, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC)
Expired: Aug 1, 2023, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 57 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties McKenzie County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

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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
Aug 1, 3:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 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 Aug 1, 4:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 4:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:31 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
331 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

NDZ001-002-009>011-017>022-031>035-040>044-022045-
Divide-Burke-Williams-Mountrail-Ward-McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-
McLean-Sheridan-Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton-Burleigh-
Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-
331 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023 /231 PM MDT Tue Aug 1 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota,
and southwest North Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across western and
portions of central North Dakota, mainly along and west of the
Highway 83 corridor. The main hazards will be large hail up to
2 inches in diameter and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters may be needed.

NDZ023-025-036-037-045>048-050-051-022045-
Wells-Foster-Kidder-Stutsman-Sioux-Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-
Dickey-
331 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023 /231 PM MDT Tue Aug 1 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
North Dakota and southeast North Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across south central
North Dakota into the James River Valley this afternoon into this
evening. The main hazards will be large hail up to ping pong ball
size and damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters may be needed.

NDZ003>005-012-013-022045-
Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-McHenry-Pierce-
331 PM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
North Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of
north central North Dakota this afternoon int this evening. The
main hazards will be large hail up to quarter size and damaging
wind gusts up to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters may be needed on a limited basis.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 1, 11:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
1145 AM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

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

0932 PM     Hail             5 N Bowman Haley Dam    46.05N 103.25W
07/31/2023  E0.88 inch       Bowman             ND   Public

            delayed report from monday evening. time
            estimated from radar. report of dime to
            nickel sized hail.

&&

MEJ

Special weather statement, Aug 1, 4:32 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Aug 1, 5:04 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 1, 5:09 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 1, 5:25 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 1, 5:31 PM CDT, 2 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, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Bottineau, McHenry, Pierce	46 min
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, 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

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 2023 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2023

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.