August 9, 2026

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

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.