Special Weather Statements in North Dakota
5,937 special weather statements since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 5,937
- Busiest year
- 2016610 special weather statements
- Average year
- 349over 17 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Dickey County212
- Burleigh County207
- Stutsman County205
- Bowman County203
- Adams County203
- Morton County197
- Emmons County185
- Mountrail County183
- Grant County181
- McKenzie County181
- LaMoure County173
- Slope County171
- Stark County169
- Logan County164
- Rolette County163
- Williams County163
- Ward County159
- Sioux County158
- Dunn County153
- Grand Forks County148
- Hettinger County146
- Barnes County144
- Kidder County143
- McIntosh County143
- Golden Valley County142
- Wells County142
- McLean County138
- Oliver County138
- Cass County136
- Bottineau County136
- Divide County136
- Mercer County135
- Billings County131
- Ransom County126
- Burke County126
- Richland County125
- Pierce County125
- Renville County118
- Foster County116
- Sheridan County116
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau, McHenry | 33 min |
| Sep 7, 7:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Ward | 46 min |
| Sep 7, 6:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 5:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn | 27 min |
| Sep 7, 5:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn | 29 min |
| Sep 7, 4:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide, Dunn, McKenzie, Williams | 40 min |
| Sep 7, 2:06 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Williams | 39 min |
| Sep 6, 2:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stutsman | 34 min |
| Sep 6, 2:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Wells | 36 min |
| Sep 6, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Kidder | 46 min |
| Sep 6, 1:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Rolette | 40 min |
| Sep 6, 1:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau | 35 min |
Nearby
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.