August 12, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Hettinger; Grant; Adams; Western Sioux – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Hettinger; Grant; Adams; Western Sioux
Effective 8/12/2026, 12:27:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/12/2026, 1:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 12:27AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 1227 AM CDT /1127 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a line of
strong thunderstorms extending from 7 miles southwest of New Leipzig
to 6 miles north of Haynes, or extending from 35 miles northeast of
Hettinger to 7 miles northeast of Hettinger, moving southeast at 25
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…
Haynes, North Lemmon and Bentley.

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.