Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1100 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

WIZ015-016-025-027-190500-
Chippewa WI-Barron WI-Dunn WI-Rusk WI-
1100 PM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT RUSK...EASTERN DUNN...CHIPPEWA
AND EASTERN BARRON COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT CDT...

At 1100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Birchwood to 5 miles south
of Menomonie. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Eau Claire, Menomonie, Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, Lake Hallie,
Stanley, Bloomer, Lake Wissota, Chetek, Cornell, Cadott, and Colfax.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 43 and 56.
 U.S. Highway 53 between mile markers 93 and 131.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in the Twin Cities.

&&

LAT...LON 4537 9092 4489 9093 4486 9131 4486 9165
      4482 9166 4479 9199 4564 9156 4563 9067
      4538 9068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 251DEG 37KT 4571 9143 4482 9189

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

JPC