Funnel Cloud, Burleigh
- When
- June 9, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh County, Bismarck
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous reports of funnel clouds with the storm.
Funnel Cloud in North Dakota, June 9, 2001
1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jun 9, 2:00 PM CST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 2:00 PM CST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 300 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2001 TSTM THREAT MAIN FCST PRBLM. MODELS QUITE SMLR AT H5...BUT HAVE GENLY FLWD AVN. SGFNT SVR TSTM THREAT CONTS FOR CWA TNGT. 18Z BIS SOUNDING VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE WI CAPE TO 2800 AND LI TO -8. CONVECTION IN NWRN ND SHUD CONT TO DVLP SEWD ALG INSTABILITY AXIS THAT EXTENDS TO SE OF BIS. DEWPTS TO 65F AND LI'S TO -8 ON MSAS. THIS APPEARS TO BE FOCUS POINT FOR SVR POTENTIAL AT THIS TIME. MORE WDSPRD CONVECTION WILL MOVE ACRS NRN PTNS CWA WI UPR LVL SYSTM. HWVR...INSTABILITY AND MSTR NOT QUITE AS HIGH. IN BETWEEN SYSTMS SUNDAY...WI ANTHR GUD CHC OF TSTMS SUN NITE AND INTO MON MRNG. HWVR...LESS POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE. IN THE LONGER TERM...SHORT BREAK FOR MONDAY BEFORE UPPER LEVEL TROF MOVS INTO THE NRN PLAINS AND CAMPS OUT THRU THU. WET CONDS WI BLO NORM TEMPS WILL COVER CWA. CONDS SHUD RETURN MORE TOWARD NORMAL BY iFRI/SAT NEXT WEEK. .BIS...NONE FORS
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 3:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
NDZ001-009-017-092240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 440 PM CDT (340 PM MDT) SAT JUN 9 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR DIVIDE AND WILLIAMS COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT AND TORNADO WATCH FOR MCKENZIE COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM CDT (1000 PM MDT)... AT 440 PM CDT (340 PM CDT) LOCAL RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEHIND A LINE FROM NOONAN TO TROTTERS MOVING EASTWARD. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THOMSON
Local storm report, Jun 9, 4:28 PM CST, 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
528 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0445 PM ZAP ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0445 PM ZAP ND 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0448 PM LIGNITE ND 45 MPH TSTM GUST
06/09/01 BURKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0500 PM TROTTERS ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 GOLDEN VALLEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0500 PM 3 N TROTTERS ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MCKENZIE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0500 PM 5 S BEULAH ND FUNNEL CLOUD
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0505 PM BEULAH ND HEAVY RAIN
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. RAIN 1.5
INCHES. EVENT DURATION
20 MINUTES.
0520 PM 10 SE BEULAH ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 OLIVER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. MOSTLY HEAVY
RAIN AND A FEW HAIL
STONES.Local storm report, Jun 9, 4:28 PM CST, 32 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL
TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
528 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0445 PM ZAP ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0445 PM ZAP ND 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0448 PM LIGNITE ND 45 MPH TSTM GUST
06/09/01 BURKE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0500 PM TROTTERS ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 GOLDEN VALLEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0500 PM 3 N TROTTERS ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MCKENZIE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0500 PM 5 S BEULAH ND FUNNEL CLOUD
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0505 PM BEULAH ND HEAVY RAIN
06/09/01 MERCER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. RAIN 1.5
INCHES. EVENT DURATION
20 MINUTES.
0520 PM 10 SE BEULAH ND .75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 OLIVER REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. MOSTLY HEAVY
RAIN AND A FEW HAIL
STONES.
NNNNLocal storm report, Jun 9, 4:41 PM CST, 19 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL
TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
541 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0540 PM 4 NE MANDAN ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MORTON REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
NNNN
@ RUKWBCe *KDENWWUS30 KBIS 092242 CCA
LSRBIS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
541 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0540 PM 4 NE MANDAN ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MORTON REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.Local storm report, Jun 9, 4:41 PM CST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
541 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0540 PM 4 NE MANDAN ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MORTON REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.Local storm report, Jun 9, 4:56 PM CST, 4 minutes before
ZCZC BISLSRBIS ALL
TTAA00 KBIS DDHHMM
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
556 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0555 PM 3 N (BIS)BISMARCK MUNI AR ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 BURLEIGH REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0555 PM MANDAN ND 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MORTON REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.
NNNN
@ RUKWBCe :KDENWWUS30 KBIS 092257
LSRBIS
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
556 PM CDT SAT JUN 09 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0555 PM 3 N (BIS)BISMARCK MUNI AR ND 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 BURLEIGH REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATOR.
0555 PM MANDAN ND 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/09/01 MORTON REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
NWS EMPLOYEE.The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 32 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in North Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Hail in North Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Michigan, June 9, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9 to 10, 2001
- Hail in North Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Tornado in North Dakota, June 9, 2001
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9, 2001
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5246096.