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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 244, NWS Bismarck, ND

August 10, 2026McHenry County, McLean County, Ward County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2026, 9:19 AM CDT for McHenry County, McLean County, Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 10, 2026, 9:19 AM CDT (14:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Bismarck, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McHenry County, ND, McLean County, ND, Ward County, ND

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRenville30 min
Aug 9, 7:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISRenville32 min
Aug 10, 8:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcHenry28 min
Aug 10, 9:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISWard31 min
Aug 10, 10:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBISMcHenry, McLean, Ward45 min
Aug 10, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBISMcHenry30 min
Aug 10, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBISBowman66 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.