⚠️ Heat Advisory – McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; Emmons; Logan; La Moure; McIntosh; Dickey; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux – Friday, July 24, 2026

Event	Heat Advisory
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Likely
Area	McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Wells; Foster; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Slope; Hettinger; Grant; Bowman; Adams; Emmons; Logan; La Moure; McIntosh; Dickey; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
Effective	7/24/2026, 11:03:00 AM CDT
Expires	7/24/2026, 11:00:00 PM CDT

Heat Advisory issued July 24 at 11:03AM CDT until July 26 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

* WHAT…Heat index values up to 105 expected.

* WHERE…Southwest and south central North Dakota, including the
James River Valley.

* WHEN…From 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ Saturday to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
Sunday.

* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.