| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 4:58:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 6:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 4:58AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Details
At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles south of Roberts, or near 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, River Falls, Baldwin, Hammond, Roberts, Woodville,
Elmwood, Eau Galle, El Paso, Weston, Wilson, Martel, 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.
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