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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS La Crosse, WI
NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2026, 1:56 PM CDT for Richland County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2026, 1:56 PM CDT (18:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2026, 2:41 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS La Crosse, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Richland County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:00 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 315 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -387 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1362 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
470
WUUS53 KARX 101856
SVRARX
WIC103-102000-
/O.NEW.KARX.SV.W.0101.260610T1856Z-260610T2000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
156 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Richland County in southwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 155 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles west of Muscoda to near Spring Green, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
Richland Center around 200 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include County
Roads D And N N, Eagle Cave, Ithaca, Eagle Corners, Loyd, Bunker
Hill, and Highway 58 And County B.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing
widespread wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure
and stay away from windows!
&&
LAT...LON 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029 4321 9033
4320 9044 4321 9055 4319 9060 4355 9031
4355 9019 4317 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 210DEG 35KT 4322 9055 4320 8998
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
$$
Skow3 follow-up statements
176
WWUS53 KARX 101912 RRA
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
212 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
WIC103-102000-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260610T2000Z/
Richland WI-
212 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
At 212 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles north of Richland Center to 9 miles southwest
of Reedsburg, moving north at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
eastern Richland County, including the following locations... County
Roads D And N N, Eagle Cave, Ithaca, Eagle Corners, Loyd, Bunker
Hill, and Highway 58 And County B.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing
widespread wind damage. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure
and stay away from windows.
&&
LAT...LON 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029 4321 9033
4320 9044 4321 9055 4319 9060 4355 9031
4355 9019 4317 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 198DEG 39KT 4346 9038 4344 9014
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Skow199
WWUS53 KARX 101932
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
232 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
WIC103-102000-
/O.CON.KARX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260610T2000Z/
Richland WI-
232 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY...
At 232 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Wonewoc to 9 miles west of Spring Green, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Lone Rock, Ithaca, Cazenovia, County Roads D And N N, Highways 58 And
154, Loyd, Bunker Hill, Highway 58 And County B, Germantown, Twin
Bluffs, Keyesville, Sextonville, Neptune, Gotham, Highway 130 And
Count B, Highway 58 And County K, and Bear Valley.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029 4321 9033
4355 9031 4355 9019 4317 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 1932Z 276DEG 20KT 4360 9025 4321 9024
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Skow987
WWUS53 KARX 101941
SVSARX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
241 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
WIC103-101950-
/O.CAN.KARX.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-260610T2000Z/
Richland WI-
241 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN RICHLAND COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
southwestern Wisconsin.
&&
LAT...LON 4320 9026 4320 9028 4321 9029 4321 9033
4355 9031 4355 9019 4317 9019
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 210DEG 35KT 4367 9020 4328 9019
$$
SkowWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 10, 1:50 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect through 700 PM CDT, for all hazards including large hail (up to 2 inches in diameter), damaging winds (up to 70 mph gusts), and a few tornadoes. Risk for locally heavy rain.
- Marginal to enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon. All hazards including risk for large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes from northeast Iowa through southwest Wisconsin.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 1:50 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service La Crosse WI 150 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect through 700 PM CDT, for all hazards including large hail (up to 2 inches in diameter), damaging winds (up to 70 mph gusts), and a few tornadoes. Risk for locally heavy rain. - Marginal to enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon. All hazards including risk for large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes from northeast Iowa through southwest Wisconsin. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 107 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 Regional radar and surface observations early this afternoon show a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS), moving northeastward across southwest Wisconsin near the Iowa border. Several severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect with gusts up to 74 mph being reported thus far with this MCS. Convection initiation continues rapidly north of this MCS, with several discrete cells developing near the I-90 corridor. High-resolution CAM guidance and observational trends suggest thunderstorms will quickly grow upscale into a forward- propagating line through mid- afternoon into the early evening as storms track towards the I-94 corridor. Initially, discrete cells near the I-90 and I-94 corridors early this afternoon will pose the risk for large hail and strong winds, with the severe threat evolving into primarily straight line winds. Looking ahead into the evening, a surface cold front is expected to shift southeast across the region from central Minnesota setting the stage for another round of convective development. High-solution models continue to offer varying solutions on the intensity of storms along this frontal boundary. Shear and instability profiles once again suggest discrete cells developing along the front, before growing upscale into line segments as storms move eastward towards I-94 through this evening. Overall, low to medium confidence exists regarding the evolution of storms, particularly this evening. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive warnings today! This is especially paramount given the multiple rounds of thunderstorms through this evening. Looking ahead to Thursday, SPC has highlighted the area for a marginal to enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms, focused from late morning through the afternoon. Thunderstorms will be capable of all hazards including the risk for large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes from northeast Iowa through southwest Wisconsin. High-resolution models suggest an MCS will develop across Iowa by mid-morning, with storms growing upscale across the CWA by late morning through the afternoon. The greatest risk for severe weather will focus across northeast Iowa through southwest Wisconsin. Long-term: Friday through early next week: Relatively quieter conditions close out the week as a trough pivots into the eastern Great Lakes region, setting up zonal flow aloft over much of the northern United States. There is some potential for precipitation through the weekend, mainly on Saturday as the deterministic guidance resolves a surface boundary shifting southeastward through the Upper Mississippi River Valley associated with a 700hPa shortwave trough sinking southward from a vorticity maxima over Manitoba/Ontario. Probabilities of rainfall during this period sit around 30-60% in both NBM and LREF with the highest confidence in rainfall potential located over northeast Iowa into southwest Wisconsin. Behind this boundary, cooler temperatures look to arrive to start the new week as another shortwave trough sinks southeastward through the United States, setting up an area of lower heights across the Upper Midwest. Plenty of variation exists regarding timing and location of this upper level feature which leads to a fairly large temperature spread in the NWP/AIWP ensemble guidance, but the consistent trend amongst these suites is towards cooler temperatures. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1220 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 Radar and satellite observations early this afternoon shows a growing line of showers and thunderstorms from eastern Iowa northward through southeastern Minnesota. The strongest storms thus far have developed across east-central Minnesota and eastern Iowa, with weaker showers and isolated storms in the vicinity of KRST. Recent trends suggest a decreasing threat for strong storms in the vicinity of KRST until later this evening as the cold front tracks into the area. Radar imagery shows thunderstorms beginning to develop along the Iowa/Wisconsin/Minnesota border. The atmosphere will continue to destabilize through 11/0000Z, with instability and shear profiles and high resolution models suggesting discrete storms growing upscale into lines of strong to severe thunderstorms. These storms will focus across western Wisconsin between 10/1900Z through 11/0000Z. Thunderstorms will be capable of producing all hazards, including wind gusts in excess of 50kts, large hail, and few tornadoes across the area. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...None. IA...None. && DISCUSSION...NWS AVIATION...NWS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 3:17 AM CDT, 10 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service La Crosse WI 317 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029- 032>034-041>044-053>055-061-111230- Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette- Clayton-Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Houston- Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-Trempealeau-Jackson-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau- Adams-Vernon-Crawford-Richland-Grant- 317 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast Minnesota...northeast Iowa and southwest into central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong storms are possible through early this morning, with strong wind gusts being the main threat. Severe weather is likely across the region this afternoon and evening. Very large hail, damaging winds in excess of 75 mph, and multiple tornadoes will be the main threats. Locally heavy rain will also a hazard. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Depending on how storms evolve on Wednesday afternoon, there there could be a risk for severe weather over northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin early Thursday afternoon. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed this afternoon and evening. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... A webinar is scheduled for 11 am this morning covering the risk for severe thunderstorms. Barendse
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:12 PM CDT, 44 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
112 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0110 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Potosi 42.69N 90.71W
06/10/2026 E61 MPH Grant WI Emergency Mngr
&&Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:19 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
119 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0117 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSE Platteville 42.69N 90.44W
06/10/2026 M60 MPH Grant WI AWOS
&&Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:23 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
123 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0121 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSE Platteville 42.69N 90.44W
06/10/2026 M68 MPH Grant WI AWOS
&&Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:33 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
133 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0127 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Stitzer 42.93N 90.62W
06/10/2026 E65 MPH Grant WI Fire Dept/Rescue
&&Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:34 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
134 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0131 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Livingston 42.90N 90.43W
06/10/2026 E85 MPH Grant WI Emergency Mngr
&&Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:47 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
147 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0135 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 W Livingston 42.90N 90.49W
06/10/2026 E74 MPH Grant WI Trained Spotter
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 4:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 5:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 32 min |
| Jun 10, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Taylor | 44 min |
| Jun 10, 5:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau | 42 min |
| Jun 10, 6:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Taylor | 38 min |
| Jun 10, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Jackson | 31 min |
| Jun 10, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 24 min |
| Jun 10, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Taylor | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 7:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Taylor | 22 min |
| Jun 10, 7:34 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Clark | 26 min |
| Jun 10, 7:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark | 20 min |
| Jun 10, 12:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 12:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo | 30 min |
| Jun 10, 12:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 33 min |
| Jun 10, 12:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant, Richland | 78 min |
| Jun 10, 1:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Grant, Richland | 37 min |
| Jun 10, 1:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Trempealeau | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 1:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Trempealeau | 61 min |
| Jun 10, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 2:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Clark, Jackson, Taylor | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 2:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 41 min |
| Jun 10, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Adams, Juneau | 47 min |
| Jun 10, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 53 min |
| Jun 10, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo | 55 min |
| Jun 10, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 9 min |
| Jun 10, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Buffalo, Trempealeau | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 6:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | La Crosse, Trempealeau | 50 min |
| Jun 10, 6:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ARX | Jackson, Trempealeau | 21 min |
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Sources
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.