Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
719 WWUS83 KMPX 212116 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 416 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 WIZ015-016-027-212200- Chippewa WI-Barron WI-Rusk WI- 416 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RUSK...NORTH CENTRAL CHIPPEWA AND EASTERN BARRON COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Weyerhaeuser to Chetek. Movement was east at 40 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ladysmith, Chetek, Bruce, Weyerhaeuser, Sumner, Canton, Tony, Conrath, Glen Flora, Ingram, Island Lake, and Rusk County Airport. This includes U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 126 and 132. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4552 9079 4528 9109 4528 9177 4564 9155 4564 9078 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 259DEG 36KT 4549 9153 4535 9167 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TDH