Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, July 26, 2016

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
651 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

.UPDATE...
Issued at 645 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2016

Thunderstorms moving out of western Mcintosh county and my be
able to cancel the flood advisory there soon. Web cams show
widespread rain in Beach from the cluster of thunderstorms across
teh southwest. Not seeing much for gusty winds from those at this
time.

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.SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight)
Issued at 229 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2016

Latest water vapor imagery shows a quasi-zonal flow into North Dakota
with multiple shortwaves seen upstream. These weaknesses/ripples
in the mid/upper level height fields will result in continued
chances for showers and thunderstorms through the short term
period. Difficult to pin down timing and location, especially
going farther out in time. However for the near term/early this
morning, isolated thunderstorms continue to develop and are nearly
forming a line in eastern Emmons into western Logan and McIntosh
counties. Also another line is forming in Dickey and extending
into LaMoure county. Shear is minimal at around 20kt and this is
confirmed with the storms nearly vertical in nature. Despite this
they are extending up to around 45kft. A special weather statement
has been issued for a portion of the thunderstorms mentioned
above. Expect more development along an existing boundary and low
level jet, but not expecting additional strengthening at this
time as shear remains marginal and mid level lapse rates weaken
to the east. Farther upstream, a shortwave in southern Montana
will continue moving east this morning, reaching southwest ND
between 12z-15z. Regional radar shows an area of showers and
thunderstorms between Billings and Miles City, Montana. A boundary
draped along the southern border will be the focusing mechanism
for low level convergence and will be enhanced as the shortwave
rides atop of the boundary during the morning hours. This should
result in the area of showers/thunderstorms from eastern Montana
to hold together, if not develop more as it moves into southwest
and south central ND through the morning hours. This has support
from the HRRR composite reflectivity over the last several hourly
runs. The SREF Calibrated Severe thunderstorms does show signs of
increasing probabilities for severe potential across the south
this afternoon into tonight. SPC maintains a Marginal or isolated
risk for Severe Thunderstorms through tonight for most of western
and south central ND. Shear does increase from around 20kt across
the south early this morning, to between 30kt and 40kt this
afternoon/evening, then wanes again later Tuesday night. Highs
today will be on average 12 degrees cooler, especially with the
added clouds and showers south. Highs will range from the upper
70s north to low/mid 80s south.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 229 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2016

Global models depict a moderately active convective pattern in
the first half of the extended. Chances for thunderstorms will
occur in a westerly flow regime until Friday when an h500 ridge
forms over the northern plains in response to an upstream trough
over the Pacific northwest. The weekend will see suppressed
convection and warmer temperatures as the h500 ridge positions
itself over the northern plains.

Temperatures will be on the cooler side of normal Wednesday and
Thursday with highs in the 70s as surface high pressure moves
south across the eastern Dakotas. At this time the chance for
thunderstorms will be mainly across the western portions of the
region.

By Friday highs will warm into the 80s with the weekend seeing
highs in the mid to upper 80s Saturday and into the 90s by
Sunday.

The potential for severe weather this week will be tempered
somewhat buy the relative lack of shear. Both the GFS/ECMWF show
a fairly weakly sheared environment up to 6km through Friday.

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.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Wednesday morning)
Issued at 645 AM CDT Tue Jul 26 2016

Low confidence on when a shower/thunderstorm will impact any one
terminal through the TAF period although best chance kdik- kbis
today. Have utilized a vcts at kdik-kbis-kjms. Kisn-KMOT should
remain dry through the period and thus have no mention of
precipitation here. Vfr cigs/vsbys next 24hr at all terminals.

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.BIS Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NONE.
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UPDATE...WAA
SHORT TERM...KS
LONG TERM...WAA
AVIATION...WAA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
329 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-270830-
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-
329 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016 /229 AM MDT TUE JUL 26 2016/

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

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. ISOLATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

KS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
355 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

NDZ050-260945-
MCINTOSH-
355 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL MCINTOSH
COUNTY UNTIL 445 AM CDT...

AT 355 AM CDT...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CLUSTERED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WISHEK...OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ASHLEY...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WISHEK...LEHR...DANZIG AND GREEN LAKE.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE MINOR FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4601 9978 4623 9982 4628 9952 4628 9908
      4610 9903
TIME...MOT...LOC 0855Z 259DEG 24KT 4617 9963

SIMOSKO

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
852 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

NDZ050-051-261430-
DICKEY ND-MCINTOSH ND-
852 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN DICKEY
AND EASTERN MCINTOSH COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...

AT 849 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR SPRING CREEK COLONY...OR 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ASHLEY...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ASHLEY...FORBES AND VENTURIA.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH
FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK SHELTER
INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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LAT...LON 4595 9964 4627 9918 4609 9855 4594 9864
      4594 9959
TIME...MOT...LOC 1349Z 290DEG 15KT 4592 9898

ACOOP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
936 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2016

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

0932 AM     HEAVY RAIN       12 E FORBES             45.94N  98.53W
07/26/2016  M2.50 INCH       DICKEY             ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL....ALL RECEIVED IN 1 HOUR

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