| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hettinger; Bowman; Adams |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 3:32:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 4:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 2:32AM MDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 231 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Reeder, or 15 miles northwest of Hettinger, moving northeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Hettinger, Mott, Reeder, Regent, Bucyrus, and Gascoyne.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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