Alert archive / North Dakota / 2004
Weather alerts in North Dakota, May 2004
97 weather alerts in May 2004, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.
Weather alerts by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2004. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 97
- Warnings
- 67
- Watches
- 10
- Advisories
- 0
- Busiest day
- May 19, 200420 alerts
Over time
By day
Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 12:44 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Divide, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 4 more | 3 hr |
| May 8, 2:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 4 more | 5 hr |
| May 8, 5:11 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 4 more | 64 min |
| May 8, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons and 20 more | 4 hr |
| May 8, 7:16 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons and 19 more | 119 min |
| May 8, 9:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Dickey, Eddy, Emmons, Foster and 15 more | 88 min |
| May 8, 11:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 47 min |
| May 9, 2:00 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Sargent | 3 hr |
| May 11, 1:32 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, McIntosh, Sargent | 118 min |
| May 11, 3:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Dickey, Richland, Sargent | 5 hr |
| May 11, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 40 min |
| May 11, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Foster, Stutsman | 24 min |
| May 11, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 38 min |
| May 11, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Griggs | 50 min |
| May 11, 5:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | LaMoure | 24 min |
| May 11, 5:37 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Grand Forks, LaMoure, Ransom and 4 more | 113 min |
| May 11, 5:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland | 50 min |
| May 11, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure | 44 min |
| May 11, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Steele | 36 min |
| May 11, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McIntosh | 66 min |
| May 11, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, Ransom, Steele and 1 more | 6 hr |
| May 11, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons | 46 min |
| May 11, 7:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 38 min |
| May 11, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Griggs | 46 min |
| May 11, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes | 47 min |
| May 11, 8:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 56 min |
| May 11, 8:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Griggs | 58 min |
| May 11, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, LaMoure, Ransom, Richland and 1 more | 5 hr |
| May 11, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 41 min |
| May 11, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 45 min |
| May 11, 9:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Steele | 45 min |
| May 11, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Ransom, Sargent | 35 min |
| May 11, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 61 min |
| May 11, 9:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 48 min |
| May 11, 10:08 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Richland | 2 hr |
| May 11, 10:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 44 min |
| May 11, 10:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 37 min |
| May 11, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Traill | 61 min |
| May 15, 5:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 28 min |
| May 15, 5:58 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Eddy, Emmons, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure and 4 more | 92 min |
| May 15, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Ramsey | 41 min |
| May 15, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Eddy | 58 min |
| May 15, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Towner | 49 min |
| May 15, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Benson, Ramsey | 44 min |
| May 19, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burke, Renville | 51 min |
| May 19, 1:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier, McHenry, McLean, Nelson and 6 more | 2 hr |
| May 19, 2:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, McHenry and 12 more | 6 hr |
| May 19, 2:35 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Grand Forks, Griggs, LaMoure and 6 more | 115 min |
| May 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Griggs, LaMoure, McIntosh and 5 more | 5 hr |
| May 19, 3:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 61 min |
| May 19, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | Pierce, Rolette | 66 min |
| May 19, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Griggs | 44 min |
| May 19, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Towner | 53 min |
| May 19, 5:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grand Forks, Nelson | 49 min |
| May 19, 5:20 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, McHenry and 11 more | 115 min |
| May 19, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ramsey | 52 min |
| May 19, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Ramsey | 61 min |
| May 19, 5:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 49 min |
| May 19, 5:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Pembina | 48 min |
| May 19, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Walsh | 52 min |
| May 19, 6:09 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Griggs, LaMoure, McIntosh and 5 more | 96 min |
| May 19, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Walsh | 48 min |
| May 19, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 47 min |
| May 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 60 min |
| May 19, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cass | 44 min |
| May 19, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Walsh | 60 min |
| May 19, 7:31 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Grand Forks, Richland, Traill | 119 min |
| May 19, 7:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 56 min |
| May 19, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Cass | 40 min |
| May 19, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Richland | 5 hr |
| May 19, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Grand Forks | 61 min |
| May 21, 2:22 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bowman | 113 min |
| May 21, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant | 59 min |
| May 21, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant | 45 min |
| May 21, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Slope | 58 min |
| May 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | Bowman | 5 hr |
| May 26, 1:45 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Cass, Dickey, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom and 4 more | 2 hr |
| May 27, 3:18 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Grant and 6 more | 117 min |
| May 28, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Golden Valley | 64 min |
| May 28, 9:03 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Dickey, Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 57 min |
| May 28, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Billings | 59 min |
| May 29, 12:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | McKenzie | 3 hr |
| May 29, 4:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 40 min |
| May 29, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Williams | 35 min |
| May 29, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Divide, Williams | 38 min |
| May 29, 3:12 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Foster and 12 more | 2 hr |
| May 29, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy and 18 more | 6 hr |
| May 29, 4:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Sargent | 55 min |
| May 29, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey | 52 min |
| May 29, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McIntosh | 55 min |
| May 29, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BIS | McIntosh | 25 min |
| May 29, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 64 min |
| May 29, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | McIntosh | 56 min |
| May 29, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Dickey | 56 min |
| May 29, 7:04 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Dickey, Eddy and 18 more | 116 min |
| May 29, 7:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FGF | Richland, Sargent | 12 hr |
| May 29, 9:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BIS | Stutsman | 3 hr |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 48 |
| Tornado Warning | 16 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 6 |
| Tornado Watch | 4 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 20 |
| Flooding | |
| Flash Flood Warning | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dickey County18
- Grand Forks County18
- Sargent County17
- Richland County16
- LaMoure County15
- Ransom County15
- Traill County15
- Barnes County14
- Griggs County14
- Cass County14
- McIntosh County12
- Steele County12
- Benson County11
- Stutsman County11
- Ramsey County11
- Pierce County9
- Rolette County9
- Nelson County9
- Towner County9
- Cavalier County9
- Wells County8
- Eddy County8
- Walsh County8
- Williams County7
- Foster County7
- Bowman County6
- Bottineau County6
- Pembina County6
- Billings County5
- Golden Valley County5
- McKenzie County5
- Slope County5
- Emmons County5
- Grant County5
- McHenry County5
- McLean County5
- Renville County5
- Sheridan County5
- Ward County5
- Adams County4
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.