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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Bismarck, ND
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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2:04 AM CDT | Extreme Heat Watch | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more | 24 hr |
| Jul 9, 6:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 26 min |
| Jul 9, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McHenry | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 11:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 29 min |
| Jul 9, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce | 45 min |
| Jul 9, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce | 62 min |
| Jul 9, 5:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Adams, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux | 46 min |
| Jul 9, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 53 min |
| Jul 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Grant | 48 min |
| Jul 9, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BIS | Pierce, Wells | 61 min |
Nearby
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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.