Special Weather Statement, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Issued

Aug 24, 2021, 8:32 AM CDT (13:32 UTC)

Expired

Aug 24, 2021, 9:00 AM CDT

In force

28 min

Issued by

NWS Twin Cities, MN

Hail

0.50 in

Wind

40

Counties Chippewa County, WI, Rusk County, WI

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

370 
WWUS83 KMPX 241332
SPSMPX

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
832 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021
 
WIZ015-016-025-027-028-241400-
Chippewa WI-Barron WI-Dunn WI-Eau Claire WI-Rusk WI-
832 AM CDT Tue Aug 24 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Rusk,
eastern Dunn, Chippewa, northwestern Eau Claire and southeastern
Barron Counties through 900 AM CDT...

At 832 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near New Auburn to near Elk Mound. Movement was
northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is 
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  New Auburn around 835 AM CDT.
  Lake Hallie around 840 AM CDT.
  Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls around 845 AM CDT.
  Lake Wissota around 850 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Ladysmith and
Cadott.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 52 and 72.
 U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 86 and 128.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

&&

LAT...LON 4537 9092 4520 9093 4516 9092 4485 9094
      4469 9175 4530 9171 4556 9089 4538 9090
TIME...MOT...LOC 1332Z 235DEG 44KT 4524 9159 4482 9163 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

TDH

Special Weather Statements in Wisconsin, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.