Areas of Excessive Rainfall, Severe Thunderstorms, and Extreme Heat

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected through tonight across portions of the central Plains. Areas of intense rainfall amounts could support increasing flooding concerns. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the central/southern Plains today and tonight, with large hail and damaging winds the main threats. Areas of extreme heat will impact parts of the West this week. Read More >

WHAT

The National Weather Service Bismarck Weather Radar (WSR-88D) experienced an issue with its elevation motor. This requires an extensive repair with new parts and help from a specialized team.

TIMELINE

This radar will likely be down until further notice. However, it is likely to return to service between Wednesday January 22nd through Friday January 24th. Check back here for updates.

Additional Resources

During the outage you can monitor adjacent radars including: KMBX near Minot, ND, KMVX near Mayville, ND, KABR at Aberdeen, SD, KUDX near Rapid City, SD, and KGGW at Glasgow, MT. For direct access to any of these surrounding radars, go to: https://radar.weather.gov.

CONTACT

The National Weather Service in Bismarck can be found online at: www.weather.gov/bis and on social media at: www.facebook.com/NWSBismarck and www.twitter.com/NWSBismarck.

Or contact us any time at: 701-250-4224

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Areas of Excessive Rainfall, Severe Thunderstorms, and Extreme Heat

National Weather Service Bismarck Weather Radar Out Of Service For Maintenance