654  
WWUS53 KMPX 171918  
SVSMPX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
218 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
WIC093-109-171945-  
/O.CON.KMPX.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-260417T1945Z/  
PIERCE WI-ST. CROIX WI-  
218 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHEASTERN PIERCE AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. CROIX COUNTIES...  
 
AT 218 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF  
ELLSWORTH, OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVER FALLS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT  
55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED. AT 2:15PM A TRAINED SPOTTER  
REPORTED 1.00 INCH SIZE HAIL 2 MILES EAST OF ELLSWORTH.  
 
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ELLSWORTH, EL PASO, MARTEL, WOODVILLE, HERSEY AND WILSON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED LARGE HAIL.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR A  
PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4486 9243 4500 9234 4496 9214 4482 9214  
4474 9220 4462 9228 4463 9245 4470 9254  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 219DEG 48KT 4464 9249  
 
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH  
 

 
 
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