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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Twin Cities, MN
NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2026, 6:44 PM CDT for Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 46 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2026, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Twin Cities, MN
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Eau Claire County, WI
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:48 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 6:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 6 Ssw Augusta, WI | Delayed report. Time estimated from radar. |
| Jun 19, 6:53 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 6 Ssw Augusta, WI | Multiple reports of a funnel cloud just east of I-94 north of Osseo. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 6 minutes after it went out.
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 nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
598
WUUS53 KMPX 192344
SVRMPX
WIC035-200030-
/O.NEW.KMPX.SV.W.0117.260619T2344Z-260620T0030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
644 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
The National Weather Service in the Twin Cities has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Eau Claire County in west central Wisconsin...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest
of Augusta, or 20 miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving east at 20
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...
Fairchild.
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 4460 9128 4467 9126 4467 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 283DEG 19KT 4461 9121
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
TDH3 follow-up statements
312
WWUS53 KMPX 192356
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
656 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
WIC035-200030-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-260620T0030Z/
Eau Claire WI-
656 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...
At 656 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of
Augusta, or 24 miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fairchild.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9128 4467 9126 4467 9092 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 283DEG 19KT 4461 9121
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
TDH316
WWUS53 KMPX 200004
SVSMPX
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
704 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
WIC035-200030-
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-260620T0030Z/
Eau Claire WI-
704 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY...
At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairchild, or
29 miles southeast of Eau Claire, moving east at 30 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...
Fairchild.
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.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.
&&
LAT...LON 4460 9112 4466 9111 4463 9094 4460 9092
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 287DEG 25KT 4458 9108
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
TDH158 WWUS53 KMPX 200023 SVSMPX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 723 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 WIC035-200033- /O.EXP.KMPX.SV.W.0117.000000T0000Z-260620T0030Z/ Eau Claire WI- 723 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY... The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office. && LAT...LON 4460 9112 4466 9111 4463 9094 4460 9092 TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 287DEG 25KT 4457 9101 $$ JRB
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 Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 19, 1:39 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon & evening. The strongest storms could contain large hail & gusty winds, especially along & north of Interstate 94.
- Seasonable cool & dry this weekend.
- Below normal temperatures continue next week. Rain chances return mid-week.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 1:39 PM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 139 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon & evening. The strongest storms could contain large hail & gusty winds, especially along & north of Interstate 94. - Seasonable cool & dry this weekend. - Below normal temperatures continue next week. Rain chances return mid-week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 116 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 Light rain showers are exiting the area across western Minnesota while another band of light rain is moving across the I-90 corridor across far-southern Minnesota. However, our area of interest this afternoon will be with the building cumulus field across northwest & west-central Minnesota. Instability isn't going to be great after the rain & clouds this morning, but very steep mid-level lapse rates mean than surface-based CAPE of 500-1000 J/kg should develop this afternoon & allow for these budding showers to build into scattered thunderstorms by mid- afternoon. Impressive wind shear for mid-June will be in place over the area as a jetstreak over the Upper Midwest provides around 60 kts of 0-6km shear across MN & WI. However the weaker instability means that any thunderstorms probably wont be able to realize all of this deep shear, so effective shear values look to be on the order of 30-40 kts across central MN & western WI where we expect the most widespread storm coverage. This still plenty of shear for storms to become organized, so we are expecting a few strong to severe thunderstorms later this afternoon with large hail the primary threat followed by sporadic damaging wind gusts. The main window for these severe thunderstorms looks to be between 3 PM to 7 PM, with the Storm Prediction Center highlighting an area along the I-94 Corridor of eastern MN & western WI with a Level 2/5 (Slight Risk) threat of severe storms. The storms will begin to weaken as we get closer to sunset, with the thunderstorms threat mostly over with across western Wisconsin by 8-9 PM. Weak high pressure moves into the region behind today's system, setting up a seasonably cool & dry weekend with highs generally in the low to mid 70s expected. Can't rule out a coupe, isolated rain showers across western Wisconsin from the cumulus field Saturday afternoon, but better chances for light rain look to come Sunday morning across far-southern Minnesota. However, the main threat for rain looks to set up to our south over Iowa. Looking into next week: zonal flow aloft should extend the quiet weekend weather into Monday, but building troughing over the Great Lakes brings an increased chance for rain Tuesday into Wednesday. This mainly looks to be another system with widespread rain showers & a few isolated thunderstorms, & the threat for any severe weather or heavy rain is low. Northwest flow persists through the week in response to the troughing over the Great Lakes & building ridging over the west, which will keep temperatures seasonably cool through the week. Models hint at various transient disturbances embedded within the northwest flow that could lead to low chances for precipitation later in the week, but mostly quiet weather looks to be the forecast until next weekend. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1235 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 VFR conditions through most of the period. However, another round of scattered showers and storms expected late this afternoon and evening where reductions in flight categories will be possible if TSRA impact terminals. TEMPO groups remain in the TAF for MSP, AXN, STC, RNH, and EAU for TSRA. Main impacts will be gusty winds, reductions to VIS due to moderate to heavy rainfall, lowing CIGs, and lightning. Winds will increase through the afternoon out of the W/NW at 10-15 knots with gusts to 20 knots, terminals across western MN could see gusts to 25 knots during the afternoon and early evening. Shower/storms activity will quickly decrease after 01z this evening will skies becoming SKC by 02z to 03z with winds becoming light at 3-7 knots, out of the NW. KMSP...Scattered showers and storms possible late this afternoon and evening. TEMPO group remains in the TAF for -TSRA. If TSRA impacts terminals, reductions in flight categories will be likely. Shower and storm activity will diminish after 01Z. Winds this afternoon will be out of the W at 9-13 knots with gusts to 20 knots possible, becoming NW late this evening at 5-10 knots. Skies will become SKC to FEW around sunset. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ SUN... VFR. Wind ENE at 5-10 kts. MON... VFR. Wind NE at 5-10 kts. TUE... VFR. Chc of MVFR/TSRA. Wind SSW at 5-10 kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...None. WI...None. && DISCUSSION...ETA AVIATION...LPR
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 3:00 AM CDT, 15 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 300 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028- 200800- Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns- Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa- Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington- Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota- Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth- Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk- St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire- 300 AM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon, most numerous across central and eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. There is a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms capable of marginally severe hail and gusty winds into the early evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN spotter activation may be needed. Borghoff
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 19, 6:06 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
606 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM Hail 2 NNE St. Paul 44.97N 93.07W
06/19/2026 M2.25 Inch Ramsey MN Public
Photo report of hail slightly larger than 2
inches in St Paul.
&&
BEDSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 6:06 PM CDT, 38 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
606 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
WIZ024>026-200000-
Dunn WI-Pepin WI-Pierce WI-
606 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL PEPIN...
SOUTHWESTERN DUNN AND SOUTHERN PIERCE COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM CDT...
At 606 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ellsworth, or 10 miles north of Red Wing, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Ellsworth, Eau Galle, Plum City, Esdaile, Porcupine, Arkansaw and
Ella.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4467 9267 4478 9261 4472 9194 4460 9198
4460 9200 4459 9201 4459 9203 4457 9203
4456 9204 4455 9204 4453 9205 4452 9204
4451 9204 4451 9205
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 282DEG 26KT 4470 9257
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TDHLocal storm report, Jun 19, 6:08 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
608 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0554 PM Hail Eau Claire 44.76N 91.46W
06/19/2026 M0.75 Inch Eau Claire WI Broadcast Media
&&
BEDSpecial weather statement, Jun 19, 6:09 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
609 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
MNZ059>063-066>070-075>077-WIZ023-024-200015-
Sibley MN-Scott MN-Carver MN-Anoka MN-Hennepin MN-McLeod MN-St.
Croix WI-Rice MN-Dakota MN-Pierce WI-Le Sueur MN-Wright MN-
Washington MN-Ramsey MN-Nicollet MN-
609 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...A LINE OF SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN ANOKA...WASHINGTON...
SOUTH CENTRAL WRIGHT...SOUTHWESTERN ST. CROIX...HENNEPIN...
NORTHWESTERN RICE...NORTHEASTERN NICOLLET...CENTRAL MCLEOD...
RAMSEY...CARVER...DAKOTA...EASTERN SIBLEY...NORTHERN LE SUEUR...SCOTT
AND NORTHWESTERN PIERCE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending
from over Hugo to 6 miles northeast of Brownton, or extending from 19
miles north of St. Paul to 8 miles southeast of Hutchinson, moving
southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated. An outflow boundary is evident moving
north-northwest to south-southeast that will produce a line
of gusty winds.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Minneapolis, St. Paul, River Falls, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park,
Plymouth, Eagan, Woodbury, Maple Grove, Coon Rapids, Eden Prairie,
Burnsville, Blaine, Lakeville, Minnetonka, Apple Valley, Edina, St.
Louis Park and Maplewood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4485 9443 4514 9342 4530 9298 4530 9289
4480 9251 4462 9303 4423 9413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 336DEG 26KT 4520 9296 4505 9337 4480 9427
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
TDHLocal storm report, Jun 19, 6:16 PM CDT, 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
616 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0604 PM Hail 4 SSE Hudson 44.92N 92.74W
06/19/2026 M1.00 Inch St. Croix WI Trained Spotter
Lots of hail reported south of Hudson, up to
quarter sized. The spotter noted that the
ground was completely covered.
&&
BEDLocal storm report, Jun 19, 6:32 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
632 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0620 PM Hail 2 ESE Ellsworth 44.72N 92.44W
06/19/2026 E0.50 Inch Pierce WI Public
Report of accumulating hail that is up to
half inch sized near Ellsworth.
&&
BEDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 4:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Polk | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 47 min |
| Jun 19, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 45 min |
| Jun 19, 5:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Rusk | 61 min |
| Jun 19, 5:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Polk | 56 min |
| Jun 19, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Pierce | 54 min |
| Jun 19, 6:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Pierce, Saint Croix | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Saint Croix | 41 min |
| Jun 19, 6:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Barron, Polk | 31 min |
| Jun 19, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Chippewa, Eau Claire | 15 min |
| Jun 19, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MPX | Dunn | 44 min |
| Jun 19, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MPX | Dunn, Pepin, Pierce | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.