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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 173, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 5, 2026Renville County, Ward County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2026, 6:32 PM CDT for Renville County, Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2026, 6:32 PM CDT (23:32 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2026, 7:23 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Renville County, ND, Ward County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDunn48 min
Jul 5, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGolden Valley, Slope38 min
Jul 5, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Slope48 min
Jul 5, 6:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Mountrail29 min
Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBowman32 min
Jul 5, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISDunn62 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.