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WWUS83 KBIS 180627
SPSBIS

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
Issued by National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

NDZ009-017-018-031-032-180715-
McKenzie ND-Golden Valley ND-Williams ND-Billings ND-Dunn ND-
127 AM CDT Wed Sep 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GOLDEN VALLEY...
WEST CENTRAL DUNN...NORTHWESTERN BILLINGS...MCKENZIE AND SOUTHWESTERN
WILLIAMS COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT/115 AM MDT/...

At 126 AM CDT/1226 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 6 miles west of Grassy Butte, or 27 miles south of
Watford City, moving north at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Watford City, Fairview, Alexander, Arnegard, Fort Union Trading Post,
East Fairview, Grassy Butte, Theodore Roosevelt National Park North
Unit, Trenton, Cartwright, Sather Dam, Elkhorn State Natural Area,
Charbonneau, Fort Union, Fort Buford State Historical Site, and
Rawson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4805 10405 4812 10341 4740 10289 4718 10370
      4769 10404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0626Z 158DEG 55KT 4742 10337

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

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