August 21, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Bottineau; Rolette; McHenry; Pierce; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Eastern McLean – Friday, August 21, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Bottineau; Rolette; McHenry; Pierce; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Eastern McLean
Effective 8/21/2026, 5:26:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/21/2026, 8:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 5:26AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

Patchy fog will reduce visibility to one quarter mile or less in
parts of central North Dakota early this morning. Motorists should
be prepared for rapidly changing conditions and use extra caution
traveling. Use low beam headlights and be extra cautious at
intersections and railroad crossings.

The fog is expected to dissipate by 9 AM CDT.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.