| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Wabasha; Dodge; Olmsted; Winona; Mower; Fillmore; Buffalo; Trempealeau |
| Effective | 7/20/2026, 4:49:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 5:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 4:49AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
At 448 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Plum City to near Mantorville to near
Clarks Grove. Movement was southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Rochester, Mantorville, Kasson, Byron, Hayfield, and Oronoco
around 455 AM CDT.
Austin around 500 AM CDT.
Wabasha and Brownsdale around 505 AM CDT.
Plainview and Elgin around 510 AM CDT.
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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