Moderate

* WHAT...Southerly winds around 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Much of central North Dakota, including the James River Valley. * WHEN...From noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Things left unsecured outside will be blown around. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

At 510 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Vera, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lake Kemp. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 514 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Westhope, or 23 miles northwest of Bottineau, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Landa. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 454 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Red Springs, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Seymour and Red Springs. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to

At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greene, or 32 miles northwest of Minot, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mohall, Westhope, Sherwood, Greene, Antler, Loraine and Grano. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening

At 440 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Campbell, or near Commerce, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Commerce and Cumby around 445 AM CDT. Cooper Lake around 455 AM CDT. Cooper Lake State Park around 500 AM CDT.

At 400 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Blaisdell, or 18 miles east of Stanley, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Carpio, Donnybrook, Blaisdell, Coulee, Hartland and Tagus. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 402 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near New Terrell City Lake, or 9 miles northeast of Terrell, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Quinlan and Lake Tawakoni around 405 AM CDT. West Tawakoni, Hawk Cove, and Lake Tawakoni State Park around 410

At 405 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Epping, or 17 miles northeast of Williston, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Tioga, Ray, Wildrose, Epping, Wheelock, Hamlet, Corinth and Mcgregor.

At 411 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5 miles northwest of Souris, or 18 miles northwest of Bottineau, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Souris and Roth. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.