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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 10, 2026Richland County, Wisconsin

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 41 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 152 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Skow
3 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

$$

Skow
199 
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

$$

Skow
987 
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 

$$

Skow

What 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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo32 min
Jun 10, 5:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau32 min
Jun 10, 5:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXTaylor44 min
Jun 10, 5:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau42 min
Jun 10, 6:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClark, Taylor38 min
Jun 10, 6:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXJackson31 min
Jun 10, 6:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClark, Jackson24 min
Jun 10, 6:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClark, Jackson, Taylor33 min
Jun 10, 7:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXTaylor22 min
Jun 10, 7:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXClark26 min
Jun 10, 7:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClark20 min
Jun 10, 12:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXGrant62 min
Jun 10, 12:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo30 min
Jun 10, 12:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementARXBuffalo, Trempealeau33 min
Jun 10, 12:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatARXGrant, Richland78 min
Jun 10, 1:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatARXGrant, Richland37 min
Jun 10, 1:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Trempealeau36 min
Jun 10, 1:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Trempealeau61 min
Jun 10, 1:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXClark, Jackson55 min
Jun 10, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatARXClark, Jackson, Taylor67 min
Jun 10, 2:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAdams, Juneau41 min
Jun 10, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXAdams, Juneau47 min
Jun 10, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo53 min
Jun 10, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo55 min
Jun 10, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau39 min
Jun 10, 5:46 PM CDTTornado WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau9 min
Jun 10, 5:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXBuffalo, Trempealeau39 min
Jun 10, 6:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXLa Crosse, Trempealeau50 min
Jun 10, 6:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningARXJackson, Trempealeau21 min

Nearby

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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.