| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Grant |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 4:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 4:29PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 329 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Carson, or 50 miles southwest of Mandan, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Elgin, Carson, Lark, Raleigh, Leith, Heil and St. Gertrude.
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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