Hail in North Dakota, June 14, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
300 AM CDT WED JUN 14 2006

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
MAIN FORECAST CONCERN/HIGHLIGHT IN THE SHORT TERM CONTINUES TO BE
VERY GOOD POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

CURRENTLY...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SWINGING AROUND EAST TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OFF TO OUR
WEST CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND STRENGTHEN...WITH BREEZY EASTERLY
WINDS ALREADY INITIATING SOUTHWEST. WEAK MID-LEVEL WAVE AND UPPER
LEVEL DIFFLUENCE OVER THE FORECAST AREA SPARKING OFF SOME ISOLATED
STRONG TO MODERATE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND WEST OF BIS AT 130-200
AM...PUSHING EAST. MODELS ACTUALLY DEPICTED THIS LATE NIGHT ACTIVITY
RATHER WELL PAST 3 NIGHTS. OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR AT THIS TIME
ELSEWHERE.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS WILL QUICKLY MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AS
A STRONG AND DYNAMIC TROUGH MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES REGION.
THE SURFACE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY...AND LASTING INTO THE
EVENING. ALSO THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT
UPPER LEVEL DIFFLUENCE OVER THE REGION...SO WILL ADD SLIGHT CHANCE
THUNDER THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STILL ON TRACK WITH A VERY GOOD CHANCE
OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE
TROUGH SLIDES EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO
SHOW HIGH MUCAPE NUMBERS AND GOOD SHEAR...SO EXPECT VERY ORGANIZED
LONG LASTING STORM SYSTEMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
THE PRIMARY THREAT. WILL SEE STORMS CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON THURSDAY AS THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EAST...WITH
THE CENTRAL AND EAST HAVING THE BEST SHOT AT STRONG STORMS. WILL
RE-INTRODUCE SLIGHT CHANCE AFT/NIGHTTIME POPS WEST AS THE UPPER
TROUGH STALLS OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND MORPHS INTO A LARGE
CLOSED LOW...SPIRALING WEAK WAVES AND VORTICITY ACROSS THE AREA.

UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SLOWLY SLIDE ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA
SKIRTING THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA FRIDAY. ADDED CHANCE TO SLIGHT
CHANCE SHOWERS AND ISOLD THUNDER ALL DAY AND NIGHT WITH FAVORABLE
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS IN PLACE. ALSO WENT A BIT COOLER FOR FRIDAY
WITH GOOD HEIGHT FALLS AND COOLER 850H TEMPS ADVECTING INTO THE
REGION. SIDED WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF HERE. NAM TAKES THE CLOSED LOW
ON A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK DIRECTLY OVER THE FORECAST AREA. IF NAM
SOLUTION HOLDS TRUE...WILL HAVE TO COOL TEMPERATURES AND INCREASE
POPS A LITTLE MORE.

.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
00Z GFS SIMILAR TO EARLIER RUNS. WEAK UPPER TROUGH SLIDES THROUGH
THE AREA SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY WEAK RIDGING. SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS
BEHIND THE RIDGE OPENING UP THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...WILL MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE LONGER RANGE AT THIS
TIME. EXPECT TEMPERATURES NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL.

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.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

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NH/JF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
448 AM CDT WED JUN 14 2006

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-151000-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
448 AM CDT WED JUN 14 2006 /348 AM MDT WED JUN 14 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER EASTERN MONTANA AND
WYOMING TODAY...WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA...WITH THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AS THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVES EAST THURSDAY MORNING AND
AFTERNOON...THERE REMAINS A CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA INTO EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT...THEN POSSIBLE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

NH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
326 AM CDT WED JUN 14 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 AM     HAIL             ASHLEY                  46.03N 99.37W
06/14/2006  E1.00 INCH       MCINTOSH           ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

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