| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Mercer; Western McLean; Eastern McLean |
| Effective | 7/29/2026, 4:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/29/2026, 5:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 4:29PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 429 PM CDT /329 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking an area of
strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Golden Valley
east to over Turtle Lake, or extending from 20 miles northwest of
Beulah to 25 miles east of Garrison, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Garrison, Underwood, Turtle Lake, Riverdale, Golden Valley, Pick
City, Mercer, Coleharbor, Hazen Bay Recreation Area, Beulah Bay
Recreation Area, Lake Sakakawea State Park, Fort Stevenson State
Park, Emmet, Dakota Waters Recreation Area, Indian Hills State
Recreation Area and Fort Berthold.
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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