⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Richland; Grant – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 2:25AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

At 225 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Muscoda, or 11 miles south of Richland Center, moving southeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Grant
and southwestern Richland Counties, including the following
locations… Eagle Cave, Eagle Corners, Red Oak Ridge, Highway 80 And
County Y, Blue River, Orion, Port Andrew, and Basswood.

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.