⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McHenry; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean – Sunday, June 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 11:31PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 1131 PM CDT, a line of strong thunderstorms extended from near
Velva to 5 miles south of Douglas, or from 21 miles southeast of
Minot to 10 miles northwest of Garrison, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Velva, Sawyer, Max, Karlsruhe, Benedict, Douglas, Ruso City,
Voltaire, Logan, Bergen, Ruso and Simcoe.

Instructions

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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