845  
WFUS53 KBIS 241941  
TORBIS  
NDC049-242015-  
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0003.230824T1941Z-230824T2015Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
241 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2023  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTH CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 241 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF BUTTE, OR 34 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINOT,  
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF  
SOUTH CENTRAL MCHENRY COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...  
BALFOUR, KIEF AND BERGEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4812 10049 4785 10047 4785 10060 4788 10090  
4797 10091  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 258DEG 13KT 4796 10065  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
HARGROVE  
 
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