| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hettinger; Grant; Adams |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 4:23:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 5:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 3:23AM MDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Details
At 323 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles southeast of Mott, or 18 miles north of Lemmon, moving east at
35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail
damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Mott, Elgin, New Leipzig, Burt, Heil, and Bentley.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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