Weather alerts in North Dakota, May 2026

77 weather alerts in May 2026, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2026. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 77
Warnings: 25
Watches: 8
Advisories: 22
Busiest day: May 11, 20268 alerts

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By day

Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 2, 4:18 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	BIS	Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Golden Valley and 12 more	9 hr
May 2, 4:21 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner and 1 more	9 hr
May 2, 1:13 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn and 19 more	32 hr
May 2, 1:26 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 8 more	32 hr
May 7, 3:33 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	BIS	Divide, McKenzie, Williams	23 hr
May 8, 2:58 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey and 25 more	19 hr
May 8, 3:20 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson and 7 more	17 hr
May 8, 12:39 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson and 6 more	20 hr
May 8, 1:35 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Foster, McHenry and 12 more	19 hr
May 9, 2:56 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Burke, Divide, Mountrail, Renville, Ward, Williams	18 hr
May 9, 11:31 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	Cass, Ransom, Richland, Sargent	21 hr
May 9, 11:31 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs and 7 more	21 hr
May 9, 11:39 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger and 2 more	21 hr
May 9, 11:39 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	BIS	Bottineau, Burke, Burleigh, Dickey, Divide, Dunn and 22 more	21 hr
May 10, 1:34 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 25 more	23 hr
May 10, 11:32 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	21 hr
May 10, 11:34 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	Dickey, Foster, LaMoure, Stutsman	21 hr
May 11, 12:51 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more	21 hr
May 11, 10:56 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	11 hr
May 11, 12:34 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure and 8 more	30 hr
May 11, 1:02 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	31 hr
May 11, 1:55 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	31 hr
May 11, 2:01 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Bottineau, Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Kidder and 12 more	31 hr
May 11, 6:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Pierce	28 min
May 11, 6:42 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Benson, Bottineau, Cavalier, McHenry, Pierce, Ramsey and 2 more	93 min
May 12, 1:28 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bowman, Burke, Divide, Dunn and 15 more	33 hr
May 12, 4:01 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	FGF	Grand Forks, Pembina, Traill, Walsh	4 hr
May 13, 1:28 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more	21 hr
May 13, 1:39 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	BIS	Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Ward and 1 more	12 hr
May 13, 3:14 AM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	33 hr
May 13, 1:47 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	BIS	Bottineau, Burke, Divide, McHenry, McKenzie, Mountrail and 5 more	37 hr
May 13, 1:47 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more	55 hr
May 13, 2:02 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 30 more	55 hr
May 13, 2:14 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	32 hr
May 13, 2:22 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	55 hr
May 14, 5:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Burleigh	33 min
May 14, 5:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Wells	29 min
May 14, 9:32 AM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	FGF	Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs and 8 more	14 hr
May 14, 12:00 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	FGF	Traill	2 hr
May 14, 12:44 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	BIS	Billings, Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Foster and 19 more	11 hr
May 14, 2:00 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Warning	BIS	Bottineau, Burke, Divide, Dunn, McHenry, McKenzie and 10 more	7 hr
May 14, 9:41 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 8 more	23 hr
May 15, 2:41 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	Divide	18 hr
May 15, 2:05 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	Burke, Divide, McKenzie, Mountrail, Renville, Ward and 1 more	19 hr
May 15, 2:26 PM CDT	Blowing Dust Advisory	FGF	Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner and 1 more	7 hr
May 15, 4:08 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh	5 hr
May 18, 12:34 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Grant, Kidder and 8 more	20 hr
May 18, 12:34 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide and 17 more	20 hr
May 18, 12:55 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Griggs, Nelson and 6 more	20 hr
May 19, 11:35 AM CDT	Frost Advisory	BIS	Adams, Bottineau, Burleigh, Grant, Hettinger, McHenry and 8 more	21 hr
May 19, 11:35 AM CDT	Freeze Warning	BIS	Dickey, Emmons, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan and 5 more	21 hr
May 19, 1:03 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	FGF	Barnes, Benson, Cass, Cavalier, Eddy, Grand Forks and 11 more	20 hr
May 21, 5:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stark	26 min
May 21, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stark	31 min
May 21, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stark	31 min
May 21, 6:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Stark	34 min
May 21, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Mercer	26 min
May 21, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Grant	24 min
May 23, 1:58 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	BIS	Adams, Billings, Burke, Divide, Dunn, Grant and 11 more	8 hr
May 24, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Sioux	37 min
May 24, 8:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Sioux	32 min
May 25, 1:22 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	BIS	Billings, Bowman, Divide, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope and 1 more	12 hr
May 26, 1:27 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Billings, Bowman, Divide, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope and 1 more	21 hr
May 26, 2:16 PM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Billings, Bowman, Divide, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope and 1 more	32 hr
May 26, 4:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Cass, Traill	29 min
May 27, 6:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bottineau	22 min
May 27, 8:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Bottineau	33 min
May 27, 11:37 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	BIS	Billings, Bowman, Divide, Golden Valley, McKenzie, Slope and 1 more	34 hr
May 29, 12:23 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Divide and 17 more	9 hr
May 30, 3:21 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bowman	2 hr
May 30, 8:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Billings	27 min
May 30, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Billings	24 min
May 31, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Emmons	30 min
May 31, 5:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Emmons	34 min
May 31, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Emmons	34 min
May 31, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Emmons	28 min
May 31, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BIS	Emmons	29 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	1
Mesoscale Discussion	2
Special Weather Statement	20
Cold
Freeze Warning	5
Frost Advisory	10
Wind and dust
Blowing Dust Warning	1
Dust Storm Warning	1
High Wind Warning	2
High Wind Watch	1
Blowing Dust Advisory	4
Wind Advisory	7
Fire
Red Flag Warning	15
Fire Weather Watch	7
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	1

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.