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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 222, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2025, 6:52 PM CDT for Burke County, North Dakota. It was in force for 68 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
- Aug 7, 2025, 6:52 PM CDT (23:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2025, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Burke County, ND
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Aug 7, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 3:01 PM CDT, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Bismarck ND 637 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-031>036-040>046-082345- Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Williams-Mountrail-Ward- McHenry-Pierce-McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-McLean-Sheridan-Wells- Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Morton-Burleigh-Kidder-Slope- Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-Sioux-Emmons- 637 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025 /537 PM MDT Thu Aug 7 2025/ 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 Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through tonight. Significant severe weather is possible, with very large hail up to the size of baseballs, damaging winds as high as 80 mph, and a few tornadoes. Localized excessive rainfall is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible on Friday, with hail as large as quarters and wind gusts as high as 60 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather to the National Weather Service at 701-223-4582 or to our social media pages. NDZ025-037-047-048-050-051-082345- Foster-Stutsman-Logan-La Moure-McIntosh-Dickey- 637 PM CDT Thu Aug 7 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast North Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon through tonight. Significant severe weather is possible, with very large hail up to the size of baseballs, damaging winds as high as 80 mph, and a few tornadoes. Localized excessive rainfall is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible on Friday. Expected hazards include hail as large as golf balls, damaging winds up to 60 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotters are encouraged to report any severe weather to the National Weather Service at 701-223-4582 or to our social media pages. MEJ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 2:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 10:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Rolette | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 65 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.