Tornado Warning 7, NWS Bismarck, ND

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WWUS53 KBIS 280029
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
629 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024

NDC007-089-280045-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240628T0045Z/
Billings ND-Stark ND-
629 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL BILLINGS AND WEST CENTRAL STARK COUNTIES...

At 628 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 9 miles south of Belfield, or 21 miles southwest of
Dickinson, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Billings and west central Stark Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4672 10300 4668 10327 4681 10336 4690 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 254DEG 43KT 4675 10319 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

HOLLAN

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WWUS53 KBIS 280044
SVSBIS

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
644 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024

NDC007-089-280053-
/O.EXP.KBIS.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-240628T0045Z/
Billings ND-Stark ND-
644 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BILLINGS AND WEST CENTRAL
STARK COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM MDT...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
allowed to expire. However, damaging winds remain likely and a 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southwestern
North Dakota.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect 
until 730 PM MDT.

&&

LAT...LON 4672 10300 4668 10327 4681 10336 4690 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 256DEG 45KT 4679 10295 

$$

HOLLAN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
718 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Numerous severe thunderstorms (risk level 3 out of 5) are
  expected across the western half of the state between 4 PM CDT
  this afternoon and 2 AM CDT late tonight.

- Initial storms developing in western North Dakota during the
  late afternoon and early evening hours will be capable of
  producing very large hail up to baseball ball size, damaging
  winds up to 70 mph, and a few tornadoes. Trends are suggesting
  that the southwest will have a more favorable environment than
  the northwest.

- Storms may then develop into a line during the evening and
  overnight hours and move through western and into central
  North Dakota. Should this line develop, it will be capable of
  producing significant damaging winds as high as 80 mph.

- The threat for severe weather greatly diminishes along the
  Highway 281 corridor, but isolated severe storms (risk level 1
  out of 5) are still possible there later tonight.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 718 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Numerous severe thunderstorms continue across western North
Dakota. Things are progressing about as expected, with a few
initial discrete supercells that had funnel cloud / brief
tornado reports, as well as large hail. Behind these storms, a
significant line of storms has developed and is quickly moving
east, getting quite close to absorbing the initial supercells.
Multiple wind gusts in the 80 mph range have been observed at
mesonet stations, and as this line continues moving east,
expecting damaging wind to be the primary threat with 0-3km
shear in the 30-35 knot range and 900-1000 J/kg of DCAPE. The
expectation is still for the severity of storms to slowly
decrease as it moves east through central North Dakota through
the evening. We do now have a Severe Thunderstorm Watch out for
most of central and parts of northern North Dakota, enclosing
the Tornado Watch, valid until 2 AM CDT.

UPDATE
Issued at 450 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Update for the issuance of a Tornado Watch for most of western
North Dakota until 10 PM CDT.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 207 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

The biggest forecast challenge remains the enhanced risk for severe
weather late this afternoon into tonight.

A warm frontal boundary with a NNW to SSE orientation off east
Montana surface low pressure should trigger thunderstorms late
this afternoon. Initially, this will result in a near
perpendicular orientation of the 0 to 6 km bulk shear and the
frontal boundary. As a result, there will likely be a few
supercells that develop in eastern Montana and/or western North
Dakota late this afternoon. Very quickly, trailing cold frontal
boundary will begin to occlude the front and bulk shear will
switch out of the southwest. This should result in thunderstorms
rapidly becoming clustered and then potentially linear.

All threats remain on the table during the supercell phase. As the
frontal boundary occludes, the triple point is progged to slide
from northwest to southeast mainly across southwestern North
Dakota, or rather, somewhere south and west of the Missouri
River. Or, potentially across far northwestern South Dakota.
The exact path of the triple point is uncertain, however, this
will be the area where tornadoes are most favored to occur as
highlighted by the highest sig tor parameter values. In regard
to very large hail, with a ribbon of instability potentially
reaching as high as 4000 J/kg co-located with 50 kts of 0 to 6
km bulk shear and strong anvil level winds, hail up to the size
of baseballs is entirely possible.

Of note, one major factor also favoring the southwest more so
than the northwest for discrete cells this afternoon is that
thick low level stratus is present over most of the area, except
the far southwest. This will help erode any capping that is in
place. At present, billow clouds are observable on satellite
that highlight things are presently stable with high shear. One
thing we will be watching for is when billow clouds begin to
dissipate and vertical agitation occurs. That will suggest
thunderstorms might fire within the next couple hours.

As storms begin to cluster and potentially line out during the
evening and move towards Highway 83, the tornado threat will
decrease as will the hail threat, although the straight line
wind risk may increase (up to 80 mph gusts possible). Hail up
to the size of ping pong balls and strong winds up to 80 mph are
possible mainly between areas along and east of Highway 83 and
west of Highway 281. As storms approach Highway 281 and areas
east, the threat will become mainly 70 mph winds, perhaps with
hail up to the size of quarters. All that said, there are
questions as to whether or not severe storms will have trouble
penetrating further east tonight, especially for locations east
of Highway 83, due to aforementioned thick low level stratus
that may hinder higher instability.

Conditions should be mostly dry Friday morning before another
shortwave off southern Canadian upper low pressure brings
additional showers and thunderstorms to the area on Friday.
Locations most likely to see additional rainfall Friday are
those in the north. Generally speaking, severe weather is not
anticipated, although there is a marginal risk for Rolette
County and clipping eastern Dickey and Bottineau Counties.
Saturday should then be dry and cold for this time of year with
highs mostly in the 60s. Slightly warmer temperatures are then
expected for next week with highs mostly in the low 70s to low
80s. Showers and thunderstorms are then likely to return by late
Sunday night and into early next week. A few storms may be
severe.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 718 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Widespread thunderstorms will continue across western and
central North Dakota this evening into tonight. Significant
wind gusts of up to 70 knots are possible within the next few
hours at KDIK and KBIS, and are less likely but still possible
at KXWA/KMOT. TSRA and very large variable wind speeds were
used in TAFs to depict the most likely timeframe for severe
weather at a particular terminal. Across the far north, low MVFR
to IFR ceilings are persistent, with areas of fog leading to
MVFR visibilities. Expecting all thunderstorms to be out of the
area by around 7 or 8Z.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

UPDATE...Jones
DISCUSSION...Telken
AVIATION...Jones

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
549 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

NDZ001>004-009>012-017>022-031>035-040>046-282300-
Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Williams-Mountrail-Ward-McHenry-
McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Golden Valley-
Billings-Stark-Morton-Burleigh-Slope-Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-
Sioux-Emmons-
549 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 /449 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024/

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...Tonight

Numerous severe thunderstorms (risk level 3 out of 5) are expected
late this afternoon through this evening. Expected hazards
include very large hail up to baseball ball size, damaging winds
as high as 80 mph, and a few tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-282300-
Rolette-Pierce-Wells-Foster-Kidder-Stutsman-Logan-La Moure-
McIntosh-Dickey-
549 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are expected this
evening through tonight. Expected hazards include large hail up to
quarter size and damaging winds as high as 70 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed tonight.

MEJ

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
533 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

0500 PM     Hail             2 SSE Trotters          47.30N 103.90W
06/27/2024  E1.00 Inch       Golden Valley      ND   Public

            Heavy rain. No measurement yet.

&&

RK

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
654 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

0645 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 SE Pretty Butte       46.35N 103.92W
06/27/2024  M60 MPH          Slope              ND   Mesonet

            NDAWN station located at Marmarth 2N.

&&

King

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
656 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

0650 PM     Hail             12 S Belfield           46.71N 103.19W
06/27/2024  M1.00 Inch       Stark              ND   Public

            Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).

&&

King

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
703 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

0650 PM     Hail             South Fairfield         47.13N 103.20W
06/27/2024  E1.25 Inch       Billings           ND   Trained Spotter

            Hail fell from 6:50 pm to 7:00 pm.

&&

RK

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
706 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

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

0652 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 E Three V Crossing    46.56N 103.70W
06/27/2024  M81 MPH          Slope              ND   Mesonet

            NDAWN Station at Davis Dam 2NW. 10 meter
            wind gust report.

&&

King