| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Burke |
| Effective | 8/28/2026, 9:23:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/28/2026, 10:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 9:23AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 923 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Flaxton, or 40 miles north of Stanley, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Bowbells and Flaxton.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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