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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2024, 4:58 PM CDT for Emmons County, Logan County, McIntosh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 47 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
- May 23, 2024, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2024, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Emmons County, ND, Logan County, ND, McIntosh County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1302 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 23, 4:40 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 23, 4:40 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Bismarck ND 241 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 NDZ034>037-041-042-044>048-050-051-241945- Morton-Burleigh-Kidder-Stutsman-Hettinger-Grant-Adams-Sioux- Emmons-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey- 241 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 /141 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central North Dakota, southeast North Dakota, and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered severe thunderstorms are likely this afternoon and this evening. Expect hazards include large hail up to 2 inches in diameter and damaging winds up to 70 mph, with a tornado or two possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Patchy frost could develop late Friday night into early Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. NDZ019>023-025-033-040-043-241945- Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-Stark-Slope-Bowman- 241 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 /141 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central North Dakota, southeast North Dakota, and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Expected hazards include large hail up to quarter size and damaging winds up to 60 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Patchy frost could develop late Friday night into early Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening. NDZ002>005-010>013-017-018-031-032-241945- Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Mountrail-Ward-McHenry-Pierce- McKenzie-Dunn-Golden Valley-Billings- 241 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 /141 PM MDT Thu May 23 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, and southwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight There is a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening. Severe weather is not expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Patchy frost could develop late Friday night into early Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NDZ001-009-241945- Divide-Williams- 241 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest North Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Patchy frost could develop late tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Patchy frost could develop early Friday morning and late Friday night into early Saturday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 23, 4:26 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey | 55 min |
| May 23, 5:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons | 51 min |
| May 23, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 48 min |
| May 23, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 53 min |
| May 23, 6:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Logan, Stutsman | 31 min |
| May 23, 6:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Hettinger | 54 min |
| May 23, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman | 48 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.