Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 220 was in effect during this event, valid for far southwestern North Dakota. A mid level shortwave trough moving east across the Rockies triggered scattered thunderstorms over the northern high plains early in the day, which eventually pushed east into North Dakota during the late afternoon and early evening.
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 220 was in effect during this event, valid for far southwestern North Dakota.
A mid level shortwave trough moving east across the Rockies triggered scattered thunderstorms over the northern high plains early in the day, which eventually pushed east into North Dakota during the late afternoon and early evening. A few storms became strong to severe.
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 Jun 4, 1:04 PM MST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 304 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY) ISSUED AT 245 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 NOTE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 220 IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FOR THIS PERIOD..MAIN CONCERNS ARE SEVERE WEATHER...MAINLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. THREAT AREA FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ABUNDANT CLOUDS HAVE LIMITED TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EAST RESULTING IN LOW AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES THAT LIKELY WILL NOT SUPPORT DEEP SEVERE CONVECTION. THUNDERSTORMS FORMING ALONG THE H250 JET AHEAD OF A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE H500 TROUGH AXIS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES SPREADING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. ON THURSDAY CONVECTION WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 245 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN TYPICAL FOR JUNE CONTINUES THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD WITH THE BELT OF WESTERLIES MAINTAINED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA WILL BE MOVING SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS SHOWN TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT THURSDAY/EARLY FRIDAY WITH BROAD TROUGHING ALOFT AND AS THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF AN UPPER JET STREAK MOVES ALONG THE ND/SD BORDER AREA. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION MIGRATES EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY DAYTIME INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING. KEPT POPS BELOW LIKELY WITH COOL SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH OVER THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...POSSIBLY LIMITED THE POTENTIAL MOISTURE. ALSO REMOVED THUNDER FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ZERO INSTABILITY FORECAST ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT...ENDING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE CWA. ACTIVE FLOW RESUMES/CONTINUES SUNDAY-WEDNESDAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH PERIOD. COOL TEMPERATURES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MAINLY IN THE 60S...70S MONDAY AND TUESDAY...COOLING OFF AGAIN MID-WEEK BEHIND ANOTHER PROJECTED UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON) ISSUED AT 245 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 THIS AFTERNOON...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL MONTANA IN COMBINATION WITH UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL SUPPORT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. TYPICAL UNCERTAINTY IN TIMING AND COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS LIMITS THE THREAT TO VCTS AT THIS TIME. ON THURSDAY A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM ALONG THIS FEATURE THURSDAY MORNING. TO UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME TO INCLUDE IN TAF FORECASTS. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...WAA LONG TERM...NH AVIATION...WAA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 334 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 NDZ009-017-052045- WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- 334 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. THE THREAT OF STORMS REMAINS IN THE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. AFTER A DRY DAY ON SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001>003-005-010>013-018>023-025-034>037-042-045>048-050-051- 052045- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 334 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 /234 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014/ 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. THE THREAT OF STORMS CONTINUES FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. AFTER A DRY DAY ON SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ004-052045- BOTTINEAU- 334 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A RIVER FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ031>033-040-041-043-044-052045- GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 234 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. SOME STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY. THE THREAT OF STORMS CONTINUES FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES ALONG THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER. AFTER A DRY DAY ON SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/BIS. WA
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</html>SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
405 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
NDZ010-011-042130-
MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
405 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EASTERN MOUNTRAIL COUNTY...
AT 403 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF BLAISDELL...OR 15 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF STANLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
TAGUS...
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 4828 10219 4841 10190 4822 10170 4810 10215
4822 10225
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 242DEG 18KT 4823 10209
HEINERTSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 431 PM CDT WED JUN 4 2014 NDZ040-042145- SLOPE- 331 PM MDT WED JUN 4 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FAR EASTERN SLOPE COUNTY... AT 326 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AMIDON...OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF BOWMAN...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WINDS UP TO 30 MPH...DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN SLOPE COUNTY. 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 4652 10293 4629 10293 4631 10328 4649 10330 TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 265DEG 21KT 4640 10316 HEINERT
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 169 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:52 UTC.
3 hail, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
This funnel cloud did not touch the surface. This report was relayed through North Dakota State Radio with pictures of this funnel cloud received via social media.
This funnel cloud did not touch the surface. This report was relayed through North Dakota State Radio with pictures of this funnel cloud received via social media.
There was damage to vehicles.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, June 2014
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: 526398, 526399, 526400, 526401, 526402.