July 31: Weather Emergency (Winds Over 90 MPH)- Bismarck, ND

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN BURLEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  EASTERN OLIVER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT/1000 PM MDT/

* AT 857 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
  HAIL...AND EXTREME DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 90 MPH.  THE
  LEADING EDGE OF THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  LARK...OR 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BISMARCK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CROWN BUTTE LAKE AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
  MANDAN AROUND 1035 PM CDT.
  DOUBLE DITCH INDIAN VILLAGE AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
  BALDWIN AROUND 1055 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY
BUILDING...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.