Minot Weather Radar Out Of Service

Threats of Heavy Rainfall, Severe Thunderstorms and Dangerous Heat

Several complexes of thunderstorms, some severe with heavy rainfall, will impact areas from the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic. This threat will shift toward the Carolinas on Friday. Heavy rainfall, remnants of Edouard, continues for portions of eastern Texas through today. In-between these systems, a dome of high pressure and heat for central and eastern states. Read More >

...THE MINOT WEATHER RADAR REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE... THE MINOT DOPPLER RADAR, KMBX, WILL REMAIN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL SOMETIME THE WEEK OF JUNE 29TH DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT PROBLEM. TECHNICIANS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON REPAIRS. SURROUNDING NWS RADARS THAT CAN BE USED IN THE MEANTIME ARE KBIS AT BISMARCK, KMVX AT MAYVILLE, AND KGGW AT GLASGOW, MONTANA.