| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Stutsman |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 12:29:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/12/2026, 1:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 12:29AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 1229 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 5 miles northwest of Pettibone to 8
miles east of Cleveland, or extending from 28 miles southwest of
Carrington to 13 miles west of Jamestown, moving northeast at 20 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…
Jamestown, Medina, Buchanan, Pingree, Woodworth, Eldridge, Edmunds
and Chase Lake.
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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