Moderate

* WHAT...West winds around 30 mph with gusts to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Much of western North Dakota. * WHEN...From 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...West winds around 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and central North Dakota. * WHEN...From 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Central Brooks Range. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel may be impacted. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Slow down and use caution while traveling. Visit 511.alaska.gov or call 5 1 1 for the latest road conditions.

* WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Western Arctic Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 AM AKDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel may be impacted. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility to 1/2 mile or less at times. Slow down and use caution while traveling.

At 647 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles north of Harlem, or 20 miles northeast of Chinook, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Blaine County. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 748 PM CDT/648 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles south of Intersection of Highway 63 and BIA Road 8 to near Bunker to 8 miles north of Belvidere. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Dry lightning SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Eagle Butte, Murdo, Okaton, Mission Ridge, Brown Church, Hayes,

At 726 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over La Ward, or 13 miles southeast of Edna, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Edna, La Ward, Lolita, Vanderbilt, and Lake Texana Dam. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 633 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Hardin, moving north at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. Locations impacted include... Hardin, Lodge Grass, Crow Agency, St. Xavier and Crow Indian Reservation. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

At 632 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles east of Billsburg to 5 miles northeast of Nowlin to 4 miles west of Belvidere. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Dry lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cherry Creek, Milesville, Midland, Kirley, Ottumwa, Billsburg, Nowlin, and southern Cheyenne River Reservation.

At 633 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an outflow boundary from strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Frazer to near Lambert. Movement was north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sidney, Wolf Point, Scobey, Poplar, Culbertson, Richland, Fairview, Nashua, Brockton, Fort Peck, Medicine Lake, Bainville, Froid, Richey,