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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Divide – Friday, July 3, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Divide
Effective 7/3/2026, 11:04:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/3/2026, 11:45:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 11:04PM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 1104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southeast of Fortuna, or 15 miles southwest of Crosby, moving
northeast at 30 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…
Crosby, Fortuna, Writing Rock State Historical Site, Alkabo and
Ambrose.

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.