Hail in North Dakota, May 27, 2006

Name: Hail in North Dakota, May 27, 2006
Start: 2006-05-27T20:55
End: 2006-05-27T21:05
Location: North Dakota

May 27, 2006 · NWS BIS · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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 May 27, 1:30 PM CST, 7 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 1:30 PM CST, 7 hours 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
230 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
LOOKS LIKE AN ACTIVE FORECAST PERIOD...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH LINGERS WEST OF OUR STATE...UNTIL LIFTING OUT TO
OUR NORTH ACROSS CANADA TUESDAY. BUT EVEN AFTER THAT THE WEAKLY
ZONAL FLOW LEFT BEHIND WILL SUPPORT SHORT WAVES AND VERTICAL MOTION.

TONIGHT...SOMEWHERE IN OUR CWA WILL LIE THE EDGE OF THE CONVECTIVE
CAP...AND IT IS THERE THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BREAK OUT AND
THEN MOVE NORTHEAST WITH STEERING CURRENTS.

THE BEST CHANCES WILL LIE ALONG AND NORTH OF WARM FRONT...WHICH THE
NAM12 DEPICTS IN DETAIL (ACTUALLY SHOWS THE WARM FRONT REDEVELOPING
NORTHWESTWARD AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. WITH THE FRONTAL POSITION
FAIRLY STATIC...AND PRECIP WATER AT 1.2 INCHES...AND LOCATION OF LOW
LEVEL JET ALONG THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY I WILL NEED A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IN MY NORTHEASTERN ZONES (THANKS TO FGF FOR THE SUGGESTION).

THE FOLLOWING FORECAST PERIODS WILL RETAIN SOME POPS (EXCEPT FOR A
RESPITE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TUESDAY).

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
SEVERAL IMPULSES RIDING THROUGH UPPER NORTHWEST FLOW BEGINNING IN THE
LONG TERM PERIOD AND AGAIN LATE IN THE PERIOD GENERATING ENOUGH LIFT
FOR SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER PARTS OF THE REGION. WESTERN RIDGE STILL
ADVERTISED TO BUILD EAST INTO THE AREA LIMITING THE CHANCES OF ANY
MAJOR PRECIP EVENTS. NO CHANGES WERE SEEN FOR THE TEMPERATURES GRIDS
THIS FORECAST RUN...MAINLY SEASONAL THROUGH THE LONG TERM.

&&

.BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TONIGHT...FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL ND
NDZ005-NDZ013-NDZ023-NDZ025

&&

RSL/RGT

Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 3:49 AM CST, 17 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
449 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-281000-
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-
449 AM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /349 AM MDT SAT MAY 27 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL FORECAST AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY BE
SEVERE...WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NH

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 27, 6:49 PM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
749 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

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

0745 PM     HAIL             BISMARCK                46.81N 100.77W
05/27/2006  M1.00 INCH       BURLEIGH           ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LASTED THREE MINUTES FROM 742 PM CDT TO 745 PM CDT.

&&

SWICHE

Local storm report, May 27, 6:53 PM CST, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
753 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

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

0742 PM     HAIL             2 S BISMARCK            46.78N 100.77W
05/27/2006  E0.88 INCH       BURLEIGH           ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

0749 PM     HAIL             1 NE BISMARCK           46.82N 100.75W
05/27/2006  E0.75 INCH       BURLEIGH           ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

SWICHE

Local storm report, May 27, 6:57 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
757 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

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

0753 PM     HAIL             3 NE BISMARCK           46.84N 100.72W
05/27/2006  E1.00 INCH       BURLEIGH           ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

SWICHE

Local storm report, May 27, 7:00 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
800 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

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

0755 PM     HAIL             5 NE BISMARCK           46.86N 100.69W
05/27/2006  E0.88 INCH       BURLEIGH           ND   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

SWICHE

Local storm report, May 27, 8:05 PM CST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
905 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

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

0900 PM     HAIL             1 SW WILTON             47.15N 100.80W
05/27/2006  E0.88 INCH       BURLEIGH           ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT CENEX STATION.

&&

SWICHE

Local storm report, May 27, 8:24 PM CST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
924 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2006

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

0820 PM     HAIL             WOLFORD                 48.50N 99.70W
05/27/2006  E1.75 INCH       PIERCE             ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SWICHE

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 3 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:56 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Burleigh

When: May 27, 8:55 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
Where: Burleigh County, Bismarck
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 46.800, -100.767

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Dakota in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in North Dakota, May 2006

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: 5505233.