| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | St. Croix; Dunn |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 4:30:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 5:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 430 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Somerset, or 18 miles north of River Falls, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Menomonie, New Richmond, Somerset, Baldwin, Hammond, Roberts,
Woodville, Glenwood City, Boyceville, Star Prairie, Knapp, Wheeler,
Forest, Emerald, Cylon, Downing, Wilson, Hersey, and Houlton.
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.
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