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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 116, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 19, 2026Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM CDT for Chippewa County, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 15 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 19, 2026, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Chippewa County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 2026-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1251 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

291 
WUUS53 KMPX 192330
SVRMPX
WIC017-035-192345-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0116.260619T2330Z-260619T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
630 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Chippewa County in west central Wisconsin...
  Northeastern Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
  Augusta, or 21 miles east of Eau Claire, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
           roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lake Eau Claire County Park and Ludington.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

&&

LAT...LON 4486 9115 4491 9092 4474 9092 4473 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 258DEG 29KT 4480 9106

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

TDH
1 follow-up statement
675 
WWUS53 KMPX 192344
SVSMPX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
644 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

WIC017-035-192354-
/O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0116.000000T0000Z-260619T2345Z/
Chippewa WI-Eau Claire WI-
644 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CHIPPEWA AND NORTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTIES...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

&&

LAT...LON 4486 9115 4491 9092 4474 9092 4473 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 258DEG 29KT 4480 9106

$$

TDH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPolk53 min
Jun 19, 4:45 PM CDTTornado WarningMPXPolk45 min
Jun 19, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce, Saint Croix47 min
Jun 19, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPolk45 min
Jun 19, 5:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Eau Claire, Pepin53 min
Jun 19, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXRusk61 min
Jun 19, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPolk56 min
Jun 19, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXPierce54 min
Jun 19, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXPierce, Saint Croix34 min
Jun 19, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Saint Croix41 min
Jun 19, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXBarron, Polk31 min
Jun 19, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXEau Claire46 min
Jun 19, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMPXDunn44 min
Jun 19, 6:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMPXDunn, Pepin, Pierce41 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.