| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Clark; Buffalo; Trempealeau; Jackson |
| Effective | 7/17/2026, 11:52:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/18/2026, 12:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 11:52PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
Details
At 1151 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 9 miles west of Greenwood to near Fairchild to
Osseo to near Durand. Movement was south at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Strong thunderstorms will be near…
Mondovi, Osseo, Strum, Price, and Humbird around 1155 PM CDT.
Merrillan and Alma Center around 1205 AM CDT.
Modena around 1210 AM CDT.
Whitehall, Independence, and Hatfield around 1215 AM CDT.
Blair around 1220 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these storms include Wildcat Mound,
Tioga, Highway 10 And Bald Peak Road, York, Cream, Mondovi Airfield,
Chimney Rock, North Branch, County Roads F And K K, and The Borst
Valley Area.
This includes Interstate 94 between mile markers 88 and 113.
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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