Wisconsin Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/17/2026 21:46

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 11:46PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 17, 2026 - 9:46pm
Expires: 
July 17, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description: 
At 1146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles north of Fairchild to 6 miles northeast of Durand, or extending from 27 miles east of Eau Claire to 14 miles south of Menomonie, moving south at 35 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, Altoona, Durand, Augusta, Fall Creek, Fairchild, Ludington, Rock Falls, Foster, Allen, Brackett, Seymour, Caryville, Lake Eau Claire County Park and Downsville.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Dunn; Pepin; Eau Claire
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN