Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
973 WWUS83 KARX 211738 SPSARX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1238 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 WIZ033-034-041-042-211815- Jackson WI-Trempealeau WI-La Crosse WI-Monroe WI- 1238 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT LA CROSSE...SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN TREMPEALEAU COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM CDT... At 1238 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over North Bend, or 17 miles north of La Crosse, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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. Locations impacted include... La Crosse, Sparta, Black River Falls, Onalaska, Holmen, West Salem, Galesville, Bangor, North Bend, La Crosse Airport, Brice Prairie, Fort Mc Coy, Cataract, French Island, Franklin, Medary, Leon, Burns, Irving, and Rockland. People attending Veterans Memorial Park in West Salem , and Halfway Creek Park in Holmen should seek safe shelter immediately! PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4384 9124 4403 9142 4439 9095 4389 9052 TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 250DEG 37KT 4407 9116 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ EMS