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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Bismarck, ND

July 9, 2026McHenry County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT for McHenry County, North Dakota. It was in force for 38 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 9, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2026, 6:08 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County McHenry County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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 9, 5:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 9, 2:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 2:52 PM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 2:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
200 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026

NDZ001>005-009-010-012-013-017>020-022-023-025-031>033-035>037-
040>044-046>048-050-051-055>062-101900-
Divide-Burke-Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Williams-Mountrail-
McHenry-Pierce-McKenzie-Dunn-Mercer-Oliver-Sheridan-Wells-Foster-
Golden Valley-Billings-Stark-Burleigh-Kidder-Stutsman-Slope-
Hettinger-Grant-Bowman-Adams-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-
200 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026 /100 PM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota,
southeast North Dakota, and southwest North Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across
western and central North Dakota this afternoon and this evening.
The main hazards from any storm that becomes severe will be large
hail up to 2 inches in diameter and damaging wind gusts up to 60
mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued for all of western and
central North Dakota from midday Saturday through Monday evening.
See www.weather.gov/bis for additional information.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are asked to provide reports to the NWS using standard
procedures, including through our social media accounts.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 2:04 AM CDTExtreme Heat WatchBISAdams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more24 hr
Jul 9, 6:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie28 min
Jul 9, 7:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie26 min
Jul 9, 8:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISDunn30 min
Jul 9, 9:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcHenry30 min
Jul 9, 11:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISSheridan29 min
Jul 9, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce45 min
Jul 9, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce62 min
Jul 9, 5:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISAdams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux46 min
Jul 9, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISEmmons, Sioux53 min
Jul 9, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGrant48 min
Jul 9, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISPierce, Wells61 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.