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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 13, 2024Adams County, Bowman County, Slope County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 13, 2024, 8:37 PM MDT for Adams County, Bowman County, Slope County, North Dakota. It was in force for 53 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 13, 2024, 8:37 PM MDT (02:37 UTC)
Expired: Jul 13, 2024, 9:30 PM MDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Adams County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Slope County, ND

The radar

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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 Jul 13, 7:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 7:11 PM MDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 8:34 PM MDT, 3 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
834 PM MDT Sat Jul 13 2024

NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-140400-
Hettinger ND-Golden Valley ND-Stark ND-Billings ND-Adams ND-Slope ND-
Bowman ND-
834 PM MDT Sat Jul 13 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY...
BOWMAN...SOUTHWESTERN HETTINGER...SOUTHWESTERN BILLINGS...SLOPE...
SOUTHWESTERN STARK AND ADAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM MDT...

At 834 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms moving into southwestern North Dakota, moving
southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down loose tree limbs and blow
         around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Bowman, Hettinger, Beach, New England, Scranton, Rhame, Reeder,
Regent, Marmarth, Golva, Haynes, Amidon, Mud Buttes, Griffin,
Bucyrus, Havelock, Gascoyne, Sunset Butte, Bowman Haley Dam, and
Buffalo Springs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4694 10405 4650 10262 4600 10200 4595 10200
      4594 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 309DEG 30KT 4628 10393

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

HEINERT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 13, 8:34 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Slope	86 min
Jul 13, 9:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope	60 min
Jul 13, 10:30 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Grant	30 min
Jul 14, 3:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Renville	48 min
Jul 14, 4:14 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Bottineau, Renville	61 min
Jul 14, 4:44 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Bottineau, McHenry	61 min
Jul 14, 5:51 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau	54 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.