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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS La Crosse, WI

July 1, 2026Mower County, Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2026, 6:09 AM CDT for Mower County, Minnesota. It was in force for 31 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 1, 2026, 6:09 AM CDT (11:09 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2026, 6:40 AM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Mower County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jul 1, 1:27 AM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 1:27 AM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 2:46 AM CDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
246 AM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-021100-
Mitchell-Howard-Winneshiek-Allamakee-Floyd-Chickasaw-Fayette-
Clayton-Houston-La Crosse-Monroe-Juneau-Adams-Vernon-Crawford-
Richland-Grant-
246 AM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central
Iowa...northeast Iowa...southeast Minnesota...central Wisconsin...
southwest Wisconsin and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Periodic thunderstorms are expected through tonight. Some of
these storms will become severe. Damaging winds will be the main
threat with these storms, along with large hail and possibly a few
tornadoes.

Heat index values of 95 to 105 degrees this afternoon and
evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

The threat for severe thunderstorms continues on Thursday and
possibly into the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

May be needed at times through the weekend.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A webinar is scheduled at 1 pm this afternoon for the severe
weather threat in the afternoon.

MNZ079-086>088-094-095-WIZ017-029-032>034-021100-
Wabasha-Dodge-Olmsted-Winona-Mower-Fillmore-Taylor-Clark-Buffalo-
Trempealeau-Jackson-
246 AM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast
Minnesota...central Wisconsin...north central Wisconsin and west
central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Periodic thunderstorms are expected through tonight. Some of
these storms will become severe. Damaging winds will be the main
threat with these storms, along with large hail and possibly a
few tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

The threat for severe thunderstorms continues on Thursday and
possibly into the weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

May be needed at times through the weekend.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

A webinar is scheduled at 1 pm this afternoon for the severe
weather threat in the afternoon.

Boyne

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 1, 5:23 AM CDT, 46 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
523 AM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0441 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     5 NNW Readstown         43.51N 90.80W
07/01/2026                   Vernon             WI   Law Enforcement

            Tree fell onto a house. Roof started to
            leaking letting water into the house.

&&

JSB

Local storm report, Jul 1, 5:25 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
525 AM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0444 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     6 E Viroqua             43.56N 90.77W
07/01/2026                   Vernon             WI   Law Enforcement

            Tree fell onto a road State Highway 82 near
            Brush Hollow Rd.

&&

JSB

The office that day

Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 9:26 PM CDT	Heat Advisory	ARX	Adams, Crawford, Grant, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe and 2 more	20 hr
Jul 1, 4:16 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Crawford, Richland, Vernon	29 min
Jul 1, 5:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Adams, Juneau	62 min
Jul 1, 9:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Crawford, Vernon	41 min
Jul 1, 9:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Richland	31 min
Jul 1, 10:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Adams, Juneau	30 min
Jul 1, 8:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Winneshiek	24 min
Jul 1, 6:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Fillmore, Olmsted, Wabasha, Winona	51 min
Jul 1, 7:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ARX	Winona	43 min
Jul 1, 7:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ARX	Winona	81 min
Jul 1, 8:05 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ARX	Dodge, Olmsted	3 hr
Jul 1, 8:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Houston	30 min
Jul 1, 9:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ARX	Winona	2 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.