| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dunn; Western McLean |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 7:54:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 7:54PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 754 PM CDT /654 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 8 miles northwest of Mckenzie Bay Recreation Area, or 39
miles east of Watford City, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Mckenzie Bay Recreation Area, Skunk Creek Bay Recreation Area, Fort
Berthold and Deep Water Creek Recreation Area.
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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