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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 126, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 9, 2025Logan County, McIntosh County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2025, 8:21 PM CDT for Logan County, McIntosh County, North Dakota. It was in force for 54 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 9, 2025, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC)
Expired: Jul 9, 2025, 9:15 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Logan County, ND, McIntosh 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 9, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	5 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 9, 7:58 PM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 7:58 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 7:54 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
716 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

NDZ034-035-100045-
Burleigh ND-Morton ND-
716 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BURLEIGH AND
NORTHEASTERN MORTON COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 716 PM CDT, trained weather spotters reported a strong
thunderstorm over Bismarck, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Bismarck, Mandan, Lincoln, Menoken, Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park,
University Of Mary, and Mcdowell Dam Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm 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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central North Dakota.

&&

LAT...LON 4663 10093 4685 10096 4693 10051 4664 10045
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 258DEG 27KT 4676 10078

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

HOLLAN

Local storm report, Jul 9, 7:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
718 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

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

0716 PM     Hail             3 SSE Bismarck          46.77N 100.76W
07/09/2025  M0.88 Inch       Burleigh           ND   NWS Employee

            Hail mostly dime to penny size with a few
            nickel sized hailstones.

&&

JAA

Local storm report, Jul 9, 7:36 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
736 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

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

0723 PM     Hail             3 NNW Bismarck          46.84N 100.80W
07/09/2025  M1.25 Inch       Burleigh           ND   NWS Storm Survey

&&

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 7:56 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:04 PM CDT, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 9, 8:09 PM CDT, 12 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 9, 7:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burleigh	37 min
Jul 9, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burleigh	29 min
Jul 9, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh	45 min
Jul 9, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh	38 min
Jul 9, 7:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	BIS	Burleigh	29 min
Jul 9, 7:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Kidder, Stutsman	67 min
Jul 9, 7:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McIntosh	49 min
Jul 9, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Burleigh, Emmons, Kidder, Logan	49 min
Jul 9, 8:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BIS	Burleigh	4 hr
Jul 9, 8:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Kidder, Logan, Stutsman	50 min
Jul 9, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	LaMoure, Logan, Stutsman	48 min
Jul 9, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Stutsman	58 min
Jul 9, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Wells	41 min
Jul 9, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Wells	31 min
Jul 9, 10:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BIS	Stutsman	2 hr
Jul 9, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bowman	32 min
Jul 10, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bottineau	36 min
Jul 10, 6:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau	51 min
Jul 10, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Bottineau, McHenry	50 min
Jul 10, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Sheridan	31 min

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Sources

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