“Special Weather Statement until 10:30PM” from Pepin County Sheriff's Office : Nixle

Monday May 18th, 2026 :: 09:08 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Special Weather Statement until 10:30PM

At 906 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms across west-central Wisconsin, moving northeast at 50 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, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Lake Hallie, Stanley, Bloomer, Barron, Lake Wissota, Chetek, Durand, Cameron, Augusta, Cornell, Cadott, Fall Creek, Glenwood City and Colfax.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BARRON ... RUSK ... ST. CROIX ... 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.

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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