Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
499 WWUS83 KARX 172232 SPSARX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 532 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 MNZ079-086-087-094-172330- Wabasha MN-Olmsted MN-Dodge MN-Mower MN- 532 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...REPEATING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA... At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Elgin-Plainview to Rochester to Albert Lea. Storms were moving northeast at 40 mph, however the line of storms was about stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and heavy rainfall. Storms will repeat along this line for the next hour. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Localized street flooding is possible. Locations impacted include... Rochester, Austin, Dodge Center, Mantorville, Kasson, Stewartville, Byron, Plainview, Eyota, Hayfield, Oronoco, Elgin, Brownsdale, Marion, High Forest, Lansing, Wasioja, Douglas, Rock Dell, and Viola. This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 175 and 178, and between mile markers 204 and 225. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern Minnesota. && LAT...LON 4401 9305 4430 9221 4401 9208 4400 9208 4365 9305 TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 242DEG 36KT 4405 9238 4361 9357 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH $$ Baumgardt