| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Renville; McHenry; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area |
| Effective | 6/18/2026, 7:25:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/18/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 7:25PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 725 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Glenburn, or 13 miles north of Minot, moving east at
25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Northern Minot, Minot Air Force Base, Surrey, Deering, Norwich and
Wolseth.
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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