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High winds, low humidity create 'extreme' fire behavior in Stutsman County
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (1084+ words) JAMESTOWN " Stutsman County residents are urged to avoid controlled burns as the area faces a "critical" fire weather pattern driven by dry conditions and high winds, according to Brian Paulson, fire chief for the Jamestown Rural Fire Department. Paulson said…...
More snow on the way to the valley area
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (19+ words) jamestownsun. com More snow on the way to the valley area...
Armstrong declares disaster from severe weather on Aug. 7-8
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) BISMARCK " Gov. Kelly Armstrong declared a statewide disaster and activated the State Emergency Operations Plan on Tuesday, Sept. 2, to aid recovery from the severe weather Aug. 7-8 that caused extensive damage in south-central and eastern North Dakota, according to a news…...
Severe weather in Jamestown damages buildings, downs trees
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (795+ words) JAMESTOWN " Severe weather struck the Jamestown area again in the early morning hours of Friday, Aug. 8, displacing residents of an apartment building, damaging buildings, causing power outages and downing multiple trees. Lt. Nick Hardy with the Jamestown Police Department said…...
Armstrong requests presidential disaster declaration for tornado, wind damage
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (265+ words) BISMARCK " North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong is asking President Donald Trump for a major disaster declaration for severe storms that impacted the state June 20-21. More than 20 tornadoes and straight-line winds caused widespread public damage preliminarily estimated at nearly $11. 5 million, a…...
Half of Jamestown's trees affected by storms, city forester says
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (875+ words) JAMESTOWN " The city forester said at least 50% of the trees in Jamestown were affected by the June 20-21 storms, whether they were destroyed, tipped over, had major damage or some damage. "I would say that just about every single block had…...
UPDATED: Storm systems uproot trees, cause power outage in Jamestown
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (696+ words) JAMESTOWN " Many trees were uprooted in Jamestown and lots of residents are without power after a severe thunderstorm hit the area Friday evening into early Saturday morning, June 20-21, according to Lt. Andrew Staska with the Jamestown Police Department. "Nobody has…...