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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Adams – Monday, August 17, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Adams
Effective 8/17/2026, 8:33:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/17/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 7:33PM MDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 732 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hettinger, moving east at 30 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 hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Hettinger, Haynes, White Butte, and Bucyrus.

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.