Minot Weather Radar Out Of Service

Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. 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.