1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 1:55 PM CST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 255 PM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005 .SHORT TERM... FORECAST PROBLEM IN THE SHORT TERM WILL BE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE SEVERE THREAT AND FLOODING ISSUES. WILL UTILIZE GFS FOR DETAILS TODAY. CURRENTLY WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST-NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW RAISING DEWPOINTS INTO THE MID 60S OVER EASTERN CWA...MAINLY SOUTHWEST FLOW CENTRAL AND WESTERN CWA WITH A WESTERLY FLOW AND DRIER AIR OVER EASTERN MONTANA. VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER EASTERN CWA WITH SB CAPES AROUND 4K J/KG BUT CONVECTIVE INHIBITION STILL HOLDING ON. MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WITH CIN ERODING. CURRENT CONVECTION IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MAY HOLD ON AND TAKE OFF OVER SOUTHEAST CWA AS CONVECTIVE TEMPS ARE REALIZED WITH MANY LINGERING BOUNDARIES TO INTERACT WITH. IN ADDITION SHORTWAVE ENERGY APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL KEEP A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WESTERN CWA. STRONG LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS IN THE EAST OVERNIGHT WITH INCREASING K INDICES...THUS WILL MAINTAIN THE FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST WITH THIS AREA MOST SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS RAINS. WILL MENTION SEVERE ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT WITH BIGGEST THREAT TO BE WINDS AND HAIL...IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT CENTRAL AND EAST. THINGS QUIET DOWN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. STILL ENOUGH INSTABILITY AROUND ACROSS THE NORTH ON SUNDAY TO MENTION A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOOKS TO BE A LITTLE BREEZY ON SUNDAY AS WELL. SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ON MONDAY SHOULD MAKE FOR A DRY AND PLEASANT JULY 4TH WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WEAK RETURN FLOW SETS UP ON TUESDAY WITH WEAK SHORTWAVE TRAVERSING CWA IN A NORTHWEST FLOW. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS AS JUST ABOUT ANYTHING IS PRODUCING PRECIPITATION THESE DAYS. ONLY MINOR TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENTS THROUGH THE PERIOD. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. H500 RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE DAKOTAS WEDNESDAY AND THE MAIN BRANCH OF THE WESTERLIES MOVE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER. BY THURSDAY NIGHT THERE IS AN H500 TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IN THE NORTHWEST CONUS AND SOUTHWESTERN CANADA...BUT MAIN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT REMAINS NORTH IN CANADA WHILE NORTH DAKOTA UNDER MAINLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS PROGGED TO BE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BORDER BY FRIDAY MORNING...AN EXTENSION OF THE MAIN SURFACE LOW IN NORTHERN MANITOBA. HAVE OPTED TO KEEP THE MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY...SINCE MAIN ENERGY WITH THIS IMPULSE IS IN CANADA AND TIMING OF THE SYSTEM IS IN QUESTION SINCE IT IS SO FAR OUT IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST...ALTHOUGH IT IS POSSIBLE FOR SCATTERED OR ISOLATED STORMS TO FORM ALONG A WEAK TROUGH DURING THE DAYTIME. WILL SEE WHAT CONSISTENCY THE MODELS BRING WITH THIS FEATURE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MODEL RUNS. PACIFIC HIGH PRESSURE FOLLOWS THIS QUICK WEAK SYSTEM. SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S AND LOWS UPPER 50S TO UPPER 60S. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLASH FLOOD WATCH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. && TWH/JV
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 438 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-030937- ADAMS-BILLINGS-BOTTINEAU-BOWMAN-BURKE-BURLEIGH-DICKEY-DIVIDE-DUNN- EMMONS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-GRANT-HETTINGER-KIDDER-LA MOURE-LOGAN- MCHENRY-MCINTOSH-MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-MERCER-MORTON-MOUNTRAIL-OLIVER- PIERCE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-SHERIDAN-SIOUX-SLOPE-STARK-STUTSMAN-WARD- WELLS-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLISTON...MINOT...JAMESTOWN... DICKINSON...CROSBY...BOWMAN...BOTTINEAU...BISMARCK...MANDAN... WATFORD CITY...WASHBURN...STANLEY...RUGBY...MOTT...MEDORA...LINTON... HETTINGER...HARVEY...ELLENDALE...CARRINGTON...BEULAH...BELCOURT... BEACH AND ASHLEY 438 AM CDT SAT JUL 2 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A SURFACE LOW MOVES SLOWLY ACROSS THE STATE. A K INDEX OF 35 OR HIGHER IS EXPECTED IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER OVER 1 INCH. THIS COMBINATION ALONG WITH HIGH CAPES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED IN MANY AREAS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado briefly touched down in open country. No damage reported.
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