⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Bottineau; Rolette – Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 15 at 2:04AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 204 AM CDT, an area of strong thunderstorms extended from 6 miles
southeast of Westhope to 10 miles south of Dunseith, or from 23 miles
west of Bottineau to 21 miles north of Rugby, moving northeast at 20
mph.

HAZARD…Half inch size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Bottineau, Dunseith, Westhope, Souris, Shell Valley, Landa,
Gardena, Overly, Omemee, Carbury, Homen State Forest, Butte St.
Paul State Recreation Area, Roth, and Thorne.

Instructions

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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