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Special Weather Statement, NWS Bismarck, ND

June 1, 20267 counties in North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2026, 10:21 PM MDT for 7 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 1, 2026, 10:21 PM MDT (04:21 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2026, 10:45 PM MDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Hail: 0.00 in
Wind: 55

Counties Billings County, ND, Burke County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Williams County, ND

The radar

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 1, 8:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 8:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 8:21 PM MDT, 2 hours before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 9:22 PM MDT, 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 10:10 PM MDT, 11 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 1, 10:21 PM MDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 9:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Billings, Golden Valley	38 min
Jun 1, 10:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Adams, Bowman, Hettinger, Slope	35 min
Jun 1, 11:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bowman, Slope	35 min
Jun 2, 10:03 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Dunn	27 min
Jun 2, 10:37 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stark	23 min
Jun 2, 10:55 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Hettinger	35 min
Jun 2, 12:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Bottineau, Pierce, Rolette	51 min
Jun 2, 12:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Rolette	41 min
Jun 2, 1:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	BIS	Rolette	26 min
Jun 2, 1:34 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry, Ward	26 min
Jun 2, 1:35 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Rolette	20 min
Jun 2, 2:29 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	McHenry, Pierce, Sheridan	30 min
Jun 2, 4:38 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Kidder	22 min
Jun 2, 4:56 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Wells	34 min
Jun 2, 5:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Kidder	38 min
Jun 2, 5:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Sioux	35 min
Jun 2, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Logan	29 min
Jun 2, 5:29 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	McIntosh	46 min
Jun 2, 5:42 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BIS	Foster, Kidder, Stutsman, Wells	48 min
Jun 2, 5:45 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Logan	30 min

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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.