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WWUS83 KMPX 171927
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
227 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
WIZ014>016-023-025-027-172100-
RUSK WI-ST. CROIX WI-CHIPPEWA WI-BARRON WI-DUNN WI-POLK WI-
227 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
..AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT DUNN...RUSK
BARRON...CHIPPEWA...ST. CROIX AND POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 4 PM CDT...
AT 227 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING SMALL HAIL
WILL IMPACT WESTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
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 DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS
POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MENOMONIE, RIVER FALLS, RICE LAKE, LADYSMITH, CHIPPEWA FALLS,
HUDSON, NEW RICHMOND, LAKE HALLIE, NORTH HUDSON, STANLEY, BLOOMER,
BAYPORT, BARRON, AMERY, LAKE WISSOTA, SOMERSET AND OSCEOLA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE ALERT FOR THREATENING
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4529 9276 4544 9265 4555 9273 4557 9288
4564 9289 4564 9253 4573 9253 4573 9215
4564 9215 4564 9068 4538 9068 4538 9093
4486 9092 4486 9165 4468 9165 4469 9214
4486 9214 4486 9277 4507 9280 4511 9274
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DUNLEAVY
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