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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 81, NWS La Crosse, WI

June 5, 2026Buffalo County, Wisconsin

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2026, 6:14 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 61 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: Jun 5, 2026, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS La Crosse, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Buffalo County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 5, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 155 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 17 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1104 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Jun 5, 1:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 1:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 1:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
134 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-
032>034-041>044-053>055-061-062245-
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-
134 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Storms develop this afternoon with some potentially becoming
severe this evening into the early overnight. The greatest risk
for any severe storms this evening is near and north of Interstate
90. Large hail and damaging wind gusts would be the main hazards
with any storms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Confidence is high for above average temperatures mid to late next
week with afternoon heat indices likely exceeding 100 degrees.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Severe weather reports would be appreciated.

.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION...

No webinar is scheduled.

Naylor

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 5, 1:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 5, 1:24 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 4:35 PM CDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
435 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

WIZ017-052230-
Taylor WI-
435 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT TAYLOR COUNTY THROUGH 530 PM
CDT...

At 434 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Jump River to near
Cornell. Movement was east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Jump River around 440 PM CDT.
  Westboro around 515 PM CDT.
  Chelsea around 520 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central and north central Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4503 9041 4503 9092 4538 9092 4538 9015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2134Z 258DEG 41KT 4544 9092 4512 9116

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH

JSB

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 5:59 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
559 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

WIZ029-033-034-052330-
Jackson WI-Trempealeau WI-Clark WI-
559 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CLARK...NORTHWESTERN
JACKSON AND NORTHEASTERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 10 miles west of Greenwood to near Fairchild to
near Osseo. Movement was southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Price around 605 PM CDT.
  Humbird around 610 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these storms include Hog Corners, Mead
Lake, Highway 73 And 98, Wildcat Mound, Highway 10 And 12, Tioga,
Christie, Highway 10 And Bald Peak Road, York, and North Branch.

This includes Interstate 94 between mile markers 88 and 103.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central and west central Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4471 9047 4451 9071 4438 9109 4460 9132
      4460 9092 4487 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 301DEG 27KT 4477 9082 4463 9098 4455 9123

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Ferguson

Special weather statement, Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
604 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

WIZ032-052330-
Buffalo WI-
604 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BUFFALO COUNTY
THROUGH 630 PM CDT...

At 604 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wabasha, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This strong thunderstorm will be near...
  Alma around 610 PM CDT.
  Modena around 620 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Nelson, County Roads F
And K K, and Tell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
west central Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4451 9200 4447 9169 4431 9182 4442 9207
      4442 9208 4443 9208
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 288DEG 23KT 4444 9198

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Ferguson

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Taylor	55 min
Jun 5, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Clark	31 min
Jun 5, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Buffalo	26 min
Jun 5, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Jackson	32 min
Jun 5, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ARX	Jackson	31 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.