1 thunderstorm wind, 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 21, 3:10 AM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 410 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT SURFACE TROUGH OVER CENTRAL MONTANA/WYOMING IS PROGGED TO MOVE EAST TO THE WESTERN BORDERS OF THE DAKOTAS BY 18Z...A SLOWER PROGRESSION THAN YESTERDAYS MODEL RUNS. THUS WILL MAKE A CHANGE IN THE FORECASTED WINDS TODAY AS WELL AS INTRODUCE PRECIP CHANCES TO THE WESTERN COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH WILL BE THE FOCUS OF THUNDERSTORM INITIATION...WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AVAILABLE AS DEWPOINTS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. CAPE VALUES INCREASE TO 500 TO OVER 1000 THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA. HAVE MENTIONED POSSIBLY SEVERE WORDING AS PER PREVIOUS FORECAST...BUT NOW INCLUDES THE WESTERN COUNTIES AS WELL. THE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL DAKOTAS THIS EVENING AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. FRIDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES WITH STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE DAKOTAS AND KEEPING DEWPOINTS INTO THE 60S. THIS LOW/TROUGH IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE WESTERN BORDER OF THE DAKOTAS AFTER MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT AND MOVING INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY DAYBREAK ON SATURDAY. PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND CAPE TO WORK WITH...AND EXPECT A LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...FOR THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA. THE TIMING OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE TROUGH IS KEY FOR TIMING OF PRECIPITATION. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE ON LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIFLUENCE AND SURFACE MOISTURE ADVECTION. WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE FORECAST BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE TROUGH DEEPENS AS IT MOVES EAST MONDAY NIGHT AS STRONG RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE WEST COAST...PUTTING ND IN A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH TEMPS GENERALLY AT OR BELOW NORMAL. LITTLE CHANGE TO ONGOING FORECAST AND ADDED A DRY AND SEASONABLE DAY 8 TO PACKAGE. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && VINING/WETZEL
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 508 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-221006- 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 508 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE... FRIDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. VINING
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
821 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM HAIL 10 N WILLISTON 48.31N 103.63W
07/21/2005 1.00 INCH WILLIAMS ND TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO OCCURRED AT 810 AM, SAME LOCATION.
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CPRINDIVILLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
835 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0815 AM HAIL 15 NNE WILLISTON 48.36N 103.51W
07/21/2005 0.75 INCH WILLIAMS ND PUBLIC
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CPRINDIVILLEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
846 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM HAIL 21 E WILLISTON 48.16N 103.18W
07/21/2005 1.00 INCH WILLIAMS ND PARK/FOREST SRVC
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CPRINDIVILLEThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Reported by various sources including a NWS cooperative observer and McKenzie County road crew. Many small wrist size tree branches broken.
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