| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dunn, ND; McLean, ND |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 8:02:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 8:02PM CDT until August 23 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
SVRBIS
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern McLean County in south central North Dakota…
Northeastern Dunn County in southwestern North Dakota…
* Until 900 PM CDT /800 PM MDT/.
* At 802 PM CDT /702 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7
miles northwest of Mckenzie Bay Recreation Area, or 39 miles east
of Watford City, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Golf ball size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include…
Mckenzie Bay Recreation Area, Skunk Creek Bay Recreation Area, Fort
Berthold and Deep Water Creek Recreation Area.
Instructions
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
dangerous hail.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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