A funnel cloud materialized near Beach in Golden Valley County.
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A funnel cloud materialized near Beach in Golden Valley County.
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 Jul 24, 6:52 PM MST, 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 852 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 851 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE OCCLUDING FRONT ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 06 UTC. UPDATE ISSUED AT 812 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50KTS HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD BEHIND THE LINE OF CONVECTION AND OCCLUDING FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST MONTANA. THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA BEHIND THE LINE OF STORMS. THUS...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH 06 UTC FOR MUCH OF THE WEST. UPDATE ISSUED AT 655 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 PER COORDINATION WITH SPC...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 439 HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES OF GOLDEN VALLEY...BILLINGS...STARK...SLOPE...BOWMAN...HETTINGER AND ADAMS COUNTIES UNTIL 03 UTC. UPDATE ISSUED AT 540 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 THE 20 UTC AND INCOMING 21 UTC HRRR ITERATIONS HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE CURRENT CONVECTION ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA...AND WILL LEAN HEAVILY ON THEIR SOLUTIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DID COORDINATE WITH SPC AT 2230 UTC REGARDING A POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 439 INTO SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AS ROBUST CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTHEAST MONTANA CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE NORTHEAST. WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW AS ALL REPORTS HAVE BEEN SUB-SEVERE. HOWEVER...SHOULD CONVECTION STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES BAKER...A WATCH EXPANSION MAY BE NEEDED. UPDATE ISSUED AT 410 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 439 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 03 UTC. PER COORDINATION WITH SPC...SEVERE CONVECTION ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF UNTIL AROUND 00-01 UTC AS STORMS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MONTANA COINCIDENT WITH THE BEST UPPER LEVEL FORCING PROPAGATE EAST INTO NORTH DAKOTA...CLOSE TO THE 19 UTC HRRR SOLUTION. && .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 310 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 SURFACE LOW OVER CENTRAL ALBERTA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL/EASTERN MONTANA TO THE WYOMING/SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. AT UPPER LEVELS...STRONG UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL ALBERTA WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE ENERGY IMPULSES FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW. MOST OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY APPEARS TO BE FOCUSED MORE NORTH OF THE CANADIAN BORDER...BUT PLENTY OF CAPE AND SHEAR IN PLACE SOUTHWARD ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SURFACE TROUGH. MID-LEVEL CAP WAS BUILDING AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...BUT ISOLATED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 30-35 MPH...LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES IN THE UPPER FLOW - BUT NOT SURFACE-BASED. THE MAIN ACTION IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING AS THE SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA...AND INTO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY MORE VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL IMPULSES. SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE...BUT BEST CAPE IS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...AND THE BEST SHEAR IS RIGHT ALONG AND BEHIND THE TROUGH. EXPECTING BEST CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WEST LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AND BEST CHANCES IN THE CENTRAL FROM MID/LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. FRIDAY LOOKS DRY AND BREEZY WEST WINDS WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 310 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 UPPER LEVEL LOW PROPAGATING EAST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA...INTO FAR SOUTHEASTERN SASKATCHEWAN BY 12Z SAT...WILL DRAG A SURFACE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY MORNING...THEN A SECONDARY COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING AS THE LOW CONTINUES TOWARDS NORTHWESTERN MN. UPPER LEVEL FORCING WITH THE LOW COUPLED WITH SFC CONVERGENCE ALONG THE FRONT WILL BOTH COMBINE WITH LINGERING BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE TO RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH SAT MORNING...WITH COVERAGE OF PRECIPITATION SPREADING SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER MY FAR EASTERN COUNTIES SAT NIGHT/SUNDAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL JET ACROSS THE MIDWEST. STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS...THEN REMAINS QUASI-STATIONARY THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY GIVING THE NORTHERN PLAINS REGION A DRY WEATHER SPELL. BOTH THE 12Z GFS/ECMWF INDICATE RIDGE RIDER S/WVS MOVING THROUGH THE DAKOTAS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH THE SFC HIGH MOVING SOUTHEAST...WILL SEE SPOTTY SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BEGINNING MID-WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE FOR THE END OF JULY SAT- MON...IN THE 70S...THEN WARM INTO THE 80S TUE-THURS WITH THE BUILDING RIDGE. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 850 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS EASTERN MONTANA EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SEE TAF FORECASTS FOR THUNDERSTORM TIMING AND DETAIL. STRONG WESTERLY WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEHIND THE LINE OF STORMS AT KISN THROUGH 05-06 UTC...WITH GUSTS OF 35-40KTS AT KDIK. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY FOR NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031-032. WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR NDZ033-040-041-043- 044. && UPDATE...AYD SHORT TERM...JV LONG TERM...NH AVIATION...AYD
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 850 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 NDZ004-012-260200- BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY- 850 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE SOURIS RIVER. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR MORE DETAILS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CALL WEATHER REPORTS IN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701-223-4582...POST THEM TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES...OR TO OUR ONLINE REPORTING FORM ON OUR WEB PAGE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS NDZ003-005-011-013-019>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051-260200- RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WARD-PIERCE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 850 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 /750 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CALL WEATHER REPORTS IN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701-223-4582...POST THEM TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES...OR TO OUR ONLINE REPORTING FORM ON OUR WEB PAGE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031-032-260200- DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS- 850 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014 /750 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...SOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS EVENING...SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CALL WEATHER REPORTS IN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701-223-4582...POST THEM TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES...OR TO OUR ONLINE REPORTING FORM ON OUR WEB PAGE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS NDZ033-040-041-043-044-260200- STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 750 PM MDT THU JUL 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...SOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS EVENING...SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... CALL WEATHER REPORTS IN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 701-223-4582...POST THEM TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES...OR TO OUR ONLINE REPORTING FORM ON OUR WEB PAGE. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS AYD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
348 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014
NDZ011-242115-
WARD-
348 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014
...AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN WARD COUNTY...
AT 342 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAKOTI...OR 25 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF MINOT...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
PEA SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 35 MPH...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND A BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOUR...WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
MINOT...
RICE LAKE...
SAWYER...
SURREY...
LOGAN...
GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
LAT...LON 4830 10106 4786 10098 4786 10187 4790 10188
4802 10187 4803 10191 4813 10193 4818 10192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 262DEG 38KT 4802 10167
HEINERTThe Glasgow radar (KGGW), 243 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:54 UTC.
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
A brief funnel cloud formed near Beach. This funnel cloud did not reach the surface and soon dissipated after developing.
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