⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dunn; Pepin; Chippewa; Eau Claire – Friday, July 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 11:04PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1104 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Stanley to 6 miles northeast of
Menomonie, or extending from 27 miles northeast of Eau Claire to 6
miles northeast of Menomonie, moving south at 40 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, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Lake Hallie,
Stanley, Lake Wissota, Augusta, Cadott, Fall Creek, Colfax, Elk
Mound, Boyd, Fairchild, Wheeler, Tilden, Ludington, Rock Falls,
Foster and Seymour.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.