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Published May 12, 2009, 02:58 PM

Area under thunderstorm warning until 5 p.m., hail possible

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for several southwestern North Dakota counties.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for several southwestern North Dakota counties, including: Southeastern Dunn County, southwestern Mercer County and northeastern Stark County until 5 p.m.

At around 4 p.m, NWS Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located near Taylor or 17 miles east of Dickinson moving northeast at 20 mph.

A thunderstorm watch is still in effect until 10 p.m.

The counties included in the watch in The Press' coverage area include: Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Mercer, Morton, Slope and Stark counties.

The warning is in effect until 10 p.m.

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