| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Slope; Bowman |
| Effective | 6/16/2026, 8:39:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/16/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 16 at 8:39PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 739 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles southeast of Amidon to 9 miles
south of Rhame, or extending from 18 miles northeast of Bowman to 13
miles southwest of Bowman, moving southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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, Rhame, Amidon, 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.
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