| Event | Dense Fog Advisory |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; Pierce; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Stark; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; Emmons; Logan; La Moure; McIntosh; Dickey; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux |
| Effective | 9/17/2026, 4:14:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/17/2026, 11:00:00 AM CDT |
Dense Fog Advisory issued September 17 at 4:14AM CDT until September 17 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
* WHAT…Visibilities under a quarter mile at times in dense fog.
* WHERE…Most of western and central North Dakota.
* WHEN…Until 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ this morning.
* IMPACTS…Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Instructions
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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