NWS Bismarck NDSV.W 0133June 29, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: McHenry and Ward, ND
The National Weather Service office in Bismarck issued a severe thunderstorm warning for McHenry and Ward in North Dakota, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on June 29. It was the 133rd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Bismarck issued in 2026. North Dakota had 175 severe thunderstorm warnings in June 2026, against 104 in an average June of 2008-2025 (North Dakota's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
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The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Bismarck ND
- Area
- McHenry and Ward
- State
- North Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:54 p.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBIS SV.W 0133
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota since 2008Every warning type in North Dakota
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The notice as issued
SVRBIS The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern McHenry County in north central North Dakota... Southeastern Ward County in north central North Dakota... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sawyer, or 15 miles southeast of Minot, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Sawyer around 500 PM CDT. Velva around 505 PM CDT. Surrey around 510 PM CDT. Granville around 525 PM CDT. Upham around 555 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Logan, Simcoe, Norwich and Bantry.
What the agency told people to do
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT Monday for a portion of north central North Dakota.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in North Dakota since 2008333 a year
- Every warning type in North Dakota
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, June 20265,183 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels