549  
WFUS53 KBIS 241955  
TORBIS  
NDC049-101-242030-  
/O.NEW.KBIS.TO.W.0004.230824T1955Z-230824T2030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND  
255 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2023  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...  
SOUTHWESTERN MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...  
 
* UNTIL 330 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 255 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF  
RUSO CITY, OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MINOT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
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  
SOUTHEASTERN WARD AND SOUTHWESTERN MCHENRY COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE  
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... VOLTAIRE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 4787 10108 4795 10112 4807 10079 4790 10076  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 245DEG 22KT 4794 10097  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 

 
 
HARGROVE  
 
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