⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Slope; Bowman; Adams – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 2:06PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 106 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Scranton, or 9 miles east of Bowman, moving east
at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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…
Bowman, Scranton, Griffin, Gascoyne and Buffalo Springs.

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.