Special Weather Statement until 11:30PM
At 1108 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Afton, or 11 miles west of River Falls, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... River Falls, Woodbury, Maplewood, Cottage Grove, Inver Grove Heights, Oakdale, Hastings, Rosemount, South St. Paul, Stillwater, Hugo, and Hudson. This includes Interstate 94 in Wisconsin between mile markers 1 and 31.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON ... DAKOTA ... ST. CROIX ... PIERCE
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Address/Location
Pierce County, WI
P.O. Box 805
Ellsworth, WI 54011
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-273-6751
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Special Weather Statement