Lower Scan Implemented At KMBX (Minot North Dakota WSR-88D)

Tracking Storms with Impacts in the Northwest and Northeast U.S.

A Pacific storm will move across the Northwest U.S. through Thursday with low elevation rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows. A storm crossing the Northeast U.S. will continue gusty to high winds, scattered rain showers and limited snow showers into Thursday. Read More >

On Wednesday, July 31, 2019 technicians upgraded the software at the Doppler Radar site located near Minot. This upgrade adds a lower surveillance scan at 0.3 degrees. Previously the lowest scan had been 0.5 degrees. The change will improve weather radar coverage across the entire area served by this radar. This was already evidenced by National Weather Service Forecasters during the severe weather that occurred in the northern part of the state on Thursday.