Alert archive / North Dakota / Special Weather Statements / 2020
Special Weather Statements in North Dakota, August 2020
138 special weather statements in August 2020. 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 in August 2020. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 138
- Busiest day
- August 9, 202024 special weather statements
Over time
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 5:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bowman | 38 min |
| Aug 4, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke | 46 min |
| Aug 4, 6:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Renville | 25 min |
| Aug 4, 7:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McHenry | 39 min |
| Aug 4, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McLean | 31 min |
| Aug 4, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn | 28 min |
| Aug 4, 8:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McHenry | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn | 37 min |
| Aug 4, 9:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McLean | 24 min |
| Aug 4, 9:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McHenry | 34 min |
| Aug 4, 9:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Oliver | 45 min |
| Aug 4, 9:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 24 min |
| Aug 4, 10:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 23 min |
| Aug 4, 11:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 48 min |
| Aug 5, 12:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 12:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 26 min |
| Aug 6, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bowman | 37 min |
| Aug 7, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 31 min |
| Aug 7, 6:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mercer | 36 min |
| Aug 7, 7:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McLean | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 8:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McLean | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 30 min |
| Aug 7, 9:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 28 min |
| Aug 7, 10:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bottineau | 24 min |
| Aug 8, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Pembina | 61 min |
| Aug 8, 5:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Adams | 49 min |
| Aug 8, 6:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sioux | 52 min |
| Aug 8, 7:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons, Sioux | 42 min |
| Aug 8, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh | 37 min |
| Aug 8, 9:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure | 26 min |
| Aug 8, 9:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom, Sargent | 66 min |
| Aug 8, 8:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bowman | 48 min |
| Aug 8, 9:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Slope | 34 min |
| Aug 9, 12:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 12:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 1:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 1:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 33 min |
| Aug 9, 2:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke | 41 min |
| Aug 9, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 5:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McHenry, Pierce | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 59 min |
| Aug 9, 6:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Rolette | 42 min |
| Aug 9, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Benson, Ramsey | 48 min |
| Aug 9, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Rolette | 30 min |
| Aug 9, 9:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 9:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Walsh | 54 min |
| Aug 9, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cavalier, Towner | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 11:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Walsh | 55 min |
| Aug 9, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 66 min |
| Aug 9, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks, Nelson, Walsh | 63 min |
| Aug 9, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 61 min |
| Aug 9, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | LaMoure | 37 min |
| Aug 9, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Sargent | 36 min |
| Aug 11, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Bowman | 39 min |
| Aug 11, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dunn | 49 min |
| Aug 11, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Grant | 32 min |
| Aug 11, 10:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mercer, Oliver | 42 min |
| Aug 11, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Oliver | 52 min |
| Aug 12, 3:08 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Logan | 37 min |
| Aug 12, 4:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 28 min |
| Aug 12, 6:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 31 min |
| Aug 12, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 45 min |
| Aug 12, 7:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 39 min |
| Aug 12, 8:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | GGW | Williams | 41 min |
| Aug 12, 8:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Divide | 32 min |
| Aug 12, 10:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Burke | 33 min |
| Aug 13, 4:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Traill | 61 min |
| Aug 13, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 62 min |
| Aug 13, 11:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Bowman | 67 min |
| Aug 14, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes | 48 min |
| Aug 14, 7:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Steele | 30 min |
| Aug 14, 7:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey, LaMoure, McIntosh, Stutsman | 50 min |
| Aug 14, 8:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Steele | 23 min |
| Aug 14, 8:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | LaMoure | 31 min |
| Aug 14, 8:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | LaMoure | 28 min |
| Aug 14, 4:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Renville | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 5:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Renville | 29 min |
| Aug 15, 5:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 38 min |
| Aug 18, 4:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Emmons | 46 min |
| Aug 19, 4:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 60 min |
| Aug 19, 7:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 63 min |
| Aug 19, 9:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cass | 62 min |
| Aug 20, 1:27 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Grand Forks | 33 min |
| Aug 20, 5:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Towner | 55 min |
| Aug 20, 6:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Towner | 56 min |
| Aug 20, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Pierce | 35 min |
| Aug 20, 7:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ramsey, Walsh | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 9:11 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Eddy | 34 min |
| Aug 21, 11:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Benson | 36 min |
| Aug 21, 12:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Benson | 43 min |
| Aug 21, 12:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Towner | 22 min |
| Aug 21, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ramsey | 62 min |
| Aug 23, 11:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Oliver | 28 min |
| Aug 23, 12:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Sheridan | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Kidder | 45 min |
| Aug 23, 1:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McLean, Mercer | 41 min |
| Aug 23, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 37 min |
| Aug 23, 8:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | LaMoure | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 8:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes | 53 min |
| Aug 23, 8:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stutsman | 19 min |
| Aug 23, 8:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes | 38 min |
| Aug 23, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Sargent | 47 min |
| Aug 23, 11:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Kidder, Stutsman | 43 min |
| Aug 24, 12:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 1:05 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 25 min |
| Aug 24, 2:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | LaMoure | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 2:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Barnes | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 2:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stutsman | 42 min |
| Aug 24, 3:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 26 min |
| Aug 24, 3:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | LaMoure | 30 min |
| Aug 24, 3:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom, Richland | 44 min |
| Aug 24, 4:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 53 min |
| Aug 24, 4:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Richland | 31 min |
| Aug 27, 8:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stark | 42 min |
| Aug 27, 5:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Bowman | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 7:42 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Renville | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Williams | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 8:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 22 min |
| Aug 27, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | McKenzie | 52 min |
| Aug 27, 8:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Williams | 20 min |
| Aug 27, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mountrail | 24 min |
| Aug 27, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Golden Valley | 17 min |
| Aug 27, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stark | 29 min |
| Aug 27, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Billings, Golden Valley, Mountrail | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 9:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Slope | 34 min |
| Aug 27, 10:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Mercer | 35 min |
| Aug 27, 10:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Ward | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 10:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Stark | 43 min |
| Aug 27, 11:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Morton | 34 min |
| Aug 30, 9:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Rolette | 42 min |
| Aug 30, 11:22 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Cavalier | 53 min |
| Aug 30, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Sargent | 49 min |
| Aug 30, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BIS | Dickey | 43 min |
| Aug 30, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Ransom | 57 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- LaMoure County9
- Richland County7
- Grand Forks County7
- Bowman County6
- Mountrail County6
- Sheridan County6
- Ransom County6
- McLean County5
- Divide County5
- Renville County4
- McHenry County4
- Oliver County4
- Morton County4
- Mercer County4
- Dickey County4
- Sargent County4
- McKenzie County4
- Walsh County4
- Towner County4
- Barnes County4
- Stutsman County4
- Burke County3
- Dunn County3
- Sioux County3
- Rolette County3
- Benson County3
- Ramsey County3
- Cavalier County3
- Williams County3
- Stark County3
- Bottineau County2
- Pembina County2
- Emmons County2
- McIntosh County2
- Slope County2
- Pierce County2
- Steele County2
- Kidder County2
- Golden Valley County2
- Adams County1
Nearby
Alerts in force nowTornadoes on recordThe radar archive20192021
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.