⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McKenzie; Dunn; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman – Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 2:44PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 244 PM CDT /144 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a line of
strong thunderstorms extending from 5 miles south of Grassy Butte to
8 miles northeast of Rhame, or extending from 34 miles south of
Watford City to 13 miles northwest of Bowman, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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…
Dickinson, Belfield, Killdeer, New England, South Heart, Medora,
Manning, Amidon, South Fairfield, Grassy Butte, Fairfield, Fryburg,
Rough Rider State Park, New Hradec, Schefield, Dickinson Regional
Airport, Elkhorn State Natural Area and Oakdale.

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.