Watches, Warnings & Advisories



2 products issued by NWS for: 4 Miles ENE Rock Falls WI

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
325 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

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325 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Smoke will remain elevated with limited surface smoke to cause
air
quality issues.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.

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Air Quality Alert

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Including the cities of Osceola, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Hudson,
River Falls, Menomonie, Durand, Chippewa Falls, and Eau Claire
310 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NORTHWEST, NORTHEAST, AND
WEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air
Quality Advisory for PM2.5 which will remain in effect until
10:00 AM CDT Monday morning. This advisory affects people living
in the following counties: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield,
Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford,
Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Forest, Green Lake,
Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Lincoln,
Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette - North, Marinette - South,
Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oconto - North, Oconto - South,
Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Richland,
Rusk, Saint Croix, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Taylor, Trempealeau,
Vernon, Vilas, Washburn, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood.

The first round of Canadian wildfire smoke of 2024 is currently
being observed in Minnesota and far northwest Wisconsin.
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) to Unhealthy PM2.5 AQI will
be possible as the smoke plume moves into the state behind a cold
front. PM2.5 concentrations are likely to remain elevated through
Sunday afternoon and evening across northwest Wisconsin. Smoke
will then continue moving from northwest-to-southeast behind the
cold front Sunday night into Monday morning and is expected to
eventually impact the entire state come Monday. Currently,
Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) AQI
PM2.5 concentrations are anticipated Monday before transitioning
back towards Moderate to Good AQI later Monday into Tuesday. The
current Air Quality Advisory will be updated Monday morning after
we reassess the situation. Since the air quality index could
reach the UNHEALTHY level. People with heart or lung disease,
older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy
exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy
exertion.

For more information on current air quality, please see:
https://airquality.wi.gov



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