| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Golden Valley; Slope; Bowman |
| Effective | 8/30/2026, 4:24:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/30/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 4:24PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 324 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of showers
extending from 19 miles southwest of Golva to 8 miles southwest of
Mud Buttes, or extending from 30 miles south of Beach to 28 miles
southwest of Bowman.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Rhame, Marmarth, Mud Buttes, Griffin, Sunset Butte, Pretty Butte,
Three V Crossing and Alpha.
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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