Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
134 WWUS83 KMPX 211744 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 1244 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 WIZ015-016-027-211830- Chippewa WI-Barron WI-Rusk WI- 1244 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RUSK...NORTHWESTERN CHIPPEWA AND SOUTHEASTERN BARRON COUNTIES THROUGH 130 PM CDT... At 1244 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles east of Chetek, or 15 miles southeast of Rice Lake, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Rusk, northwestern Chippewa and southeastern Barron Counties, including the following locations... Island Lake, Holcombe, and Chippewa Moraine State Rec Area. This includes U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 122 and 124. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4524 9163 4542 9163 4545 9110 4518 9111 TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 271DEG 24KT 4533 9153 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ MPG