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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 14, 2024Bottineau County, McHenry County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 14, 2024, 5:44 PM CDT for Bottineau County, McHenry County, North Dakota. It was in force for 61 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 14, 2024, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 14, 2024, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Bottineau County, ND, McHenry 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
Jul 14, 4:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	10 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 14, 5:11 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 5:11 PM CDT, 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 14, 2:02 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
202 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

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

0620 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Plaza                   48.03N 101.96W
07/12/2024                   Mountrail          ND   Public

            Delayed report from Friday July 12th on
            social media with video. Estimated 7 inch
            alive tree branches down.

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 14, 4:57 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
457 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

NDZ003-004-142245-
Bottineau ND-Renville ND-
457 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BOTTINEAU AND NORTH
CENTRAL RENVILLE COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT...

At 455 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Sherwood in far southeastern Saskatchewan, or 51
miles west of Bottineau, moving east-southeast at 30 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Westhope, Sherwood, Newburg, Antler, Landa, Loraine, and Roth.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, producing winds to 70 mph and hail up to
the size of golfballs, 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 4867 10094 4895 10183 4900 10179 4900 10075
TIME...MOT...LOC 2155Z 283DEG 26KT 4904 10153

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 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, 9:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Slope	86 min
Jul 13, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Slope	53 min
Jul 13, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope	60 min
Jul 13, 11:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Grant	30 min
Jul 14, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Renville	48 min
Jul 14, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Bottineau, Renville	61 min
Jul 14, 6:51 PM CDT	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.