Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
792 WWUS83 KARX 201244 SPSARX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 744 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 IAZ030-WIZ061-201330- Clayton IA-Grant WI- 744 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024 ...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING TO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH 830 AM CDT... At 742 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Centralia, or 7 miles west of Dubuque, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Lancaster around 810 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this storm include Big H Campground, Preston, Arthur, Highway 61 And County T, Mount Ida, Beetown, Union, Cornelia, County Roads K And T, and Porters Bridge. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. If on or near the Mississippi River, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 4254 9064 4258 9068 4263 9070 4264 9071 4268 9090 4265 9090 4265 9097 4304 9096 4320 9044 4253 9043 4251 9051 4251 9064 TIME...MOT...LOC 1242Z 196DEG 37KT 4251 9086 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ Shea