⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Polk; Barron; Rusk; Dunn; Chippewa – Friday, July 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 10:01PM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles south of Ladysmith to near
Clayton, or extending from 7 miles south of Ladysmith to 22 miles
southwest of Rice Lake, moving southeast 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…
Barron, Cameron, Almena, Chetek, Bruce, Turtle Lake, Ladysmith,
Bloomer, Cornell, Boyceville, Colfax, Chippewa Falls, Menomonie,
Lake Hallie, Lake Wissota, Cadott, Stanley and Elk Mound.

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.