| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Juneau; Vernon |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 7:16:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 8:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 7:16AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Black River Falls to North Bend. Movement
was southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Millston and Cataract around 720 AM CDT.
Sparta and Fort Mc Coy around 735 AM CDT.
Tomah around 740 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Franklin, County
Roads G And H, Jersey Valley County Park, Shamrock, The Black River
Correctional Center, Camp Decorah, Stevenstown, Perry Creek
Recreation Area, Rockland, and County Roads D E And E.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 94 between mile markers 110 and 147.
Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 46 and 56.
Interstate 90 in Wisconsin between mile markers 9 and 45.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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