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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 7, 2026Golden Valley County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 7, 2026, 4:46 PM MDT for Golden Valley County, North Dakota. It was in force for 74 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
Jun 7, 2026, 4:46 PM MDT (22:46 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2026, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
74 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Golden Valley County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 235 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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
Jun 7, 2:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Watch PDSSPC11 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 Jun 7, 3:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 3:12 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 7, 1:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
230 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026

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040>044-046>048-050-051-055>062-081930-
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-
230 PM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 /130 PM MDT Sun Jun 7 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

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are possible across
western and central North Dakota late this afternoon and this
evening. The main hazards will be 2 inch hail and damaging wind
gusts up to 70 mph. There is a localized threat for peak gusts in
excess of 85 mph across portions of southwest and west central
North Dakota. A tornado or two is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Isolated strong to severe storms are possible Monday night into
early Tuesday. The main hazard is expected to be large hail.

Scattered to numerous severe thunderstorms are possible across
western and central North Dakota again on Tuesday. The main
hazards will be 2 inch hail and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph.
A tornado is also possible.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters will likely be needed over the next few days.

NH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 6, 7:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISDivide46 min
Jun 6, 9:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBowman42 min
Jun 6, 9:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISDivide, Williams55 min
Jun 6, 9:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBowman45 min
Jun 6, 10:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, Williams46 min
Jun 6, 11:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISDivide, Williams58 min
Jun 6, 11:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBillings, Stark40 min
Jun 7, 12:17 AM MDTWind AdvisoryBISBottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Grant and 14 more19 hr
Jun 7, 12:57 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcKenzie33 min
Jun 7, 1:05 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Williams55 min
Jun 7, 1:58 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcKenzie, Mountrail62 min
Jun 7, 2:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWilliams27 min
Jun 7, 3:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWard30 min
Jun 7, 3:05 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWilliams25 min
Jun 7, 3:11 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBottineau34 min
Jun 7, 3:26 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRenville34 min
Jun 7, 4:14 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementBISBottineau16 min
Jun 7, 4:50 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISDunn, McKenzie55 min
Jun 7, 5:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISBillings, Golden Valley67 min
Jun 7, 5:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISBowman47 min
Jun 7, 5:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISDunn, McKenzie, Williams55 min
Jun 7, 5:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISGolden Valley55 min
Jun 7, 5:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISBillings, Dunn, McKenzie53 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.