Special Weather Statement until 02:30AM Sunday
At 147 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from River Falls to 5 miles north of Welch to near Cannon Falls. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Red Wing, River Falls, Prescott, Ellsworth, Goodhue, Elmwood, Welch, Plum City, Bay City, Stockholm, Frontenac, and Vasa. This includes U.S. Highway 61 between mile markers 82 and 104.
* AFFECTED AREAS: DAKOTA ... GOODHUE ... ST. CROIX ... PIERCE ... DUNN ... PEPIN
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southeastern and east central Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.
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