August 9, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Eau Claire – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area St. Croix; Pierce; Dunn; Pepin; Eau Claire
Effective 8/9/2026, 3:19:00 AM CDT
Expires 8/9/2026, 4:15:00 AM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 3:19AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

Details

At 319 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 6 miles south of Somerset to 7 miles
south of Eau Galle, or extending from 13 miles north of River Falls
to 22 miles south of Menomonie, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Menomonie, River Falls, Hudson, New Richmond, Bayport, Somerset,
Durand, Baldwin, Hammond, Roberts, Woodville, Glenwood City,
Boyceville, Elmwood, Eau Galle, Plum City, Knapp and El Paso.

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.