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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this tornado warning at Sep 14, 2025, 4:13 PM CDT for Burleigh County, McLean County, Sheridan County, North Dakota. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 14, 2025, 4:13 PM CDT (21:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2025, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Burleigh County, ND, McLean County, ND, Sheridan County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1:07 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 313 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
- 792 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -167 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 851 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
691
WFUS53 KBIS 142113
TORBIS
NDC015-055-083-142145-
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0049.250914T2113Z-250914T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
413 PM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Sheridan County in south central North Dakota...
Southeastern McLean County in south central North Dakota...
Northwestern Burleigh County in south central North Dakota...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 5 miles southeast of Wilton, or 22 miles north of
Bismarck, moving north at 35 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 dangerous storm will be near...
Wilton around 420 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include New
Johns Lake.
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 4708 10058 4706 10082 4740 10100 4745 10055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 169DEG 30KT 4712 10068
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MDJ1 follow-up statement
210
WWUS53 KBIS 142127
SVSBIS
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
427 PM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
NDC015-055-083-142145-
/O.CON.KBIS.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-250914T2145Z/
Sheridan ND-McLean ND-Burleigh ND-
427 PM CDT Sun Sep 14 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN SHERIDAN...SOUTHEASTERN MCLEAN AND NORTHWESTERN BURLEIGH
COUNTIES...
At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 6 miles northeast of Wilton, or 29 miles north of Mandan,
moving north at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Sheridan, southeastern McLean and northwestern Burleigh
Counties, including the following locations... New Johns Lake.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4718 10057 4715 10087 4740 10100 4745 10055
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 172DEG 31KT 4724 10069
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MDJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 32 min |
| Sep 14, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 34 min |
| Sep 14, 1:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 29 min |
| Sep 14, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 32 min |
| Sep 14, 2:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 35 min |
| Sep 14, 2:44 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Emmons, Morton, Sioux | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 2:48 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 2:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Emmons, Morton | 36 min |
| Sep 14, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 32 min |
| Sep 14, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 30 min |
| Sep 14, 3:36 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 24 min |
| Sep 14, 3:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 23 min |
| Sep 14, 3:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 36 min |
| Sep 14, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Kidder, Sheridan | 34 min |
| Sep 14, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, McIntosh | 26 min |
| Sep 14, 4:10 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Burleigh, McHenry, McLean, Oliver, Sheridan, Ward | 4 hr |
| Sep 14, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McHenry, McLean, Sheridan | 60 min |
| Sep 14, 4:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 35 min |
| Sep 14, 4:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Sheridan | 31 min |
| Sep 14, 4:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Burleigh, McLean, Sheridan | 36 min |
| Sep 14, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Sheridan | 33 min |
| Sep 14, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Emmons, Logan, McIntosh | 36 min |
| Sep 14, 5:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McLean, Sheridan | 52 min |
| Sep 14, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry, Sheridan | 50 min |
| Sep 14, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Foster | 25 min |
| Sep 14, 5:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry, Renville, Ward | 5 hr |
| Sep 14, 5:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Kidder | 26 min |
| Sep 14, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry, McLean, Ward | 32 min |
| Sep 14, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McHenry | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.