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

Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 11:46PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 6 miles north of Fairchild to 6 miles
northeast of Durand, or extending from 27 miles east of Eau Claire to
14 miles south of Menomonie, moving south at 35 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, Altoona, Durand, Augusta, Fall Creek, Fairchild,
Ludington, Rock Falls, Foster, Allen, Brackett, Seymour, Caryville,
Lake Eau Claire County Park and Downsville.

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.