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NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 1:15 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 215 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2006 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. SHOULD BE DEEP STRONG INSTABILITY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND SEVERE TSTMS ARE LIKELY. SHOWERS AND TSHWRS NOW IN NORTHWEST HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVING OVER THE SURFACE TROUGH...BUT A SECOND TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING INCREASING THE SHEAR AND POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE TSTMS. CHANCE OF TSTMS WILL PERSIST IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT WITH RIDGING ALOFT TO THE WEST AND WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE FLOW DRYING THE AIRMASS...THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANCE OF TSTMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. TEMPS WILL BE A PROBLEM...AS THE MAV MOS IS COOLER THAN CURRENT FORECAST. COOLER TEMPS ARE REFLECTED IN LOWER THICKNESSES AND COOLING AT MID LEVELS SO WILL DROP MAX TEMPS A LITTLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES TO LOOK GOOD. LIGHTNING MAY BE THE MAIN PROBLEM IN THE NORTHWEST...BUT WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE THE MAIN PROBLEM IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE LONG TERM TODAY. MODELS ALL IN AGREEMENT OF KEEPING EXTENDED HOT AND DRY. JUST TWEAKED TEMPS AND WINDS SOME. LOOKS VERY FAVORABLE FOR 100S AGAIN BY MID NEXT WEEK AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO REGION. ECMWF...CANADIAN AND GFS ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH FLATTENING RIDGE SOMEWHAT ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO WEAK CAA ADVECTION WITH HUDSON BAY LOW...A FEATURE WHICH WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER IN EASTERN CANADA. PACIFIC TROUGH WILL DIG INTO WEST COAST HELPING TO PUSH UPPER RIDGE EAST BY WEDNESDAY. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND WESTERN AREAS && TSW/JC
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 544 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2006 NDZ003>005-011>013-023-025-037-048-051-131045- RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER- STUTSMAN-LA MOURE-DICKEY- 544 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND LATER TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NWS IN BISMARCK. NDZ001-002-009-010-017>022-031>036-040>047-050-131045- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH- KIDDER-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- MCINTOSH- 544 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2006 /444 AM MDT WED JUL 12 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 95 TO 105 AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY DRY AND HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY WITH FUELS REMAINING VERY DRY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NWS IN BISMARCK. NH
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
430 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2006
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0410 PM TSTM WND GST 14 S MINOT 48.03N 101.30W
07/12/2006 E60 MPH WARD ND CO-OP OBSERVER
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST. WIND BLEW OVER A 600 POUND
MOTORCYCLE IN BACK YARD.
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CLH/JPMThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
12 acres of cut hay lined up in rows was blown completely away.
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