⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Burke; Renville; Mountrail; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Grant; Emmons; Logan; La Moure; McIntosh; Dickey; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux – Sunday, August 30, 2026

Event	Special Weather Statement
Severity	Moderate
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Observed
Area	Burke; Renville; Mountrail; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Burleigh; Kidder; Stutsman; Grant; Emmons; Logan; La Moure; McIntosh; Dickey; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton; Eastern Morton; Western Sioux; Eastern Sioux
Effective	8/30/2026, 8:11:00 AM CDT
Expires	8/30/2026, 11:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 8:11AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

Patchy fog will reduce the visibility to one quarter mile in
parts of central North Dakota this morning. Motorists should be
prepared for rapidly changing visibilities, and should use extra
caution traveling. Use low beam headlights and be extra cautious
at intersections and railroad crossings.

The fog is still expected to dissipate later this morning.

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