Wisconsin Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/17/2026 21:04

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 11:04PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 17, 2026 - 9:04pm
Expires: 
July 17, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
At 1104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Stanley to 6 miles northeast of Menomonie, or extending from 27 miles northeast of Eau Claire to 6 miles northeast of Menomonie, moving south at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Eau Claire, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Lake Hallie, Stanley, Lake Wissota, Augusta, Cadott, Fall Creek, Colfax, Elk Mound, Boyd, Fairchild, Wheeler, Tilden, Ludington, Rock Falls, Foster and Seymour.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN