⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Divide; Burke – Monday, July 6, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 6 at 2:48AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Columbus, or 22 miles east of Crosby, moving east
at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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…
Bowbells, Lignite, Columbus, Portal, Noonan, Flaxton, Coteau,
Larson and Northgate.

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.