July 9, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McKenzie – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area McKenzie
Effective 7/9/2026, 7:34:00 AM CDT
Expires 7/9/2026, 8:00:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 7:34AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND

Details

At 734 AM CDT /634 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms centered over Arnegard, or 5 miles west of
Watford City, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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…
Watford City, Alexander, Arnegard and Rawson.

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.