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Pepin County Sheriff's Office
Saturday August 16th, 2025 :: 08:34 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Special Weather Statement until 09:30AM

At 834 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Elk Mound, or 8 miles southwest of Eau Claire, moving northeast at 35 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 damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Lake Hallie, Stanley, Bloomer, Lake Wissota, Augusta, Cornell, Cadott, Fall Creek, Colfax, Elk Mound, Boyd, Fairchild, New Auburn, Tilden, Ludington, Rock Falls and Sand Creek.

* AFFECTED AREAS: DUNN ... PEPIN ... CHIPPEWA ... EAU CLAIRE

Instructions:

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Pepin County Sheriff's Office
740 7th Ave W
Durand, WI 54736

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-672-5944

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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

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