North Dakota News
Monday, November 9, 2026
(CSi) The Barnes County Commission has extended the burn ban for Barnes County now through April 7 The ban includes the burning of leaves, grass clippings, garbage pits, construction debris, fallen trees as well as crop residue, sloughs, campfires and bonfires. Barnes County Emergency Manager Sue Lloyd said residents can […]
…RED FLAG WARNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA… .Critical fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon and early evening over most of southwest and central North Dakota due to a combination of low humidity and northwest winds gusting to 30 mph. Renville-Bottineau-Rolette-Mountrail-Ward-McHenry-Pierce-Dunn- […]
Jamestown (USACE) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announces that at Jamestown and Pipestem Dams, the maximum combined releases are not expected to exceed 200 cubic feet per second this year. Significant rainfall could necessitate higher release levels. On Thursday, Pipestem Reservoir was at pool elevation 1440.4 feet, […]
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA… The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from […]
Jamestown (CSi) Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist reports that, on Wednesday,(3-31), Stutsman County was placed in a “VERY HIGH” fire danger rating. On Thursday, (4-1), the National Weather Service has already placed Stutsman County in a RED FLAG WARNING. Both events trigger Stutsman County’s open burning ordinance that limits […]
Fire weather concerns become the highlight as we start the upcoming week. On Sunday temperatures climbing to well above average, along with dry air pushing in. This will set the stage for potentially critical fire weather conditions, especially over the southwest where the lowest humidity values will occur. Concerns for […]
Bismarck (NWS) The National Weather Service reports that there will be two periods of potential impacts during the long term, Tuesday into Tuesday night. For the mid week period, a closed upper low will move across the southern plains Mon night and lift northward into MN or the upper Great […]
Monday’s New Record High in Jamestown was 62 degrees, beating the former record high for the date of 58 set in 1977.
Bismarck (NWS (2-11-21) This outlook is also the first in the biweekly Spring Flood and Water Resources Outlook series where the National Weather Service issues an updated outlook centered on the spring flood season through the end of March. The second in this series will be issued on 25 February, […]
Patchy blowing and drifting snow will continue on Thursday, especially in open country. The coldest airmass will arrive this weekend, with wind chills Saturday through Monday in the 20 below to 45 below zero range.
