Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Ward County, ND
This alert is no longer in effect.
NOAA issued it on July 17, 2026, 5 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.
NWS Bismarck has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for south central Ward County until 7:30 PM CDT on June 16.
Read this weather record in 30 seconds
- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Ward County, North Dakota
- Issued
- July 17, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Bismarck ND
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 5 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Ward County, North Dakota.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by NWS Bismarck ND for south central Ward County in north central North Dakota. The alert is effective from June 16 at 6:30 PM CDT until June 16 at 7:30 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers south central Ward County, including the locations of Makoti, Ryder, Rice Lake, and Douglas.
What You Should Do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows.
Expected Conditions
At 6:30 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Berthold, or 24 miles west of Minot, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch).
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 7:30 PM CDT on June 16, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
Related Weather Alerts
All Weather Alerts →Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8
Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.
Similar body length
Nearest notices by article body length (746 characters here).
Similar severity timing
Same severity (high) notices issued closest in time to July 17, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this NWS weather alert.