| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | McKenzie, ND; Williams, ND |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 1:13:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 2:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 1:13AM CDT until July 3 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
SVRBIS
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern McKenzie County in northwestern North Dakota…
Southwestern Williams County in northwestern North Dakota…
* Until 200 AM CDT /100 AM MDT/.
* At 113 AM CDT /1213 AM MDT/, severe thunderstorms were located
along a line from 16 miles northwest of Fort Union Trading Post to
8 miles south of East Fairview, or along a line from 32 miles west
of Williston to 35 miles southwest of Williston, moving east at 45
mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Williston, Alexander, Fort Union Trading Post, East Fairview,
Trenton, Charbonneau, Cartwright, Fort Buford State Historical Site
and Rawson.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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