⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Houston, MN; La Crosse, WI; Vernon, WI – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 3:03PM CDT until August 18 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

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The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Houston County in southeastern Minnesota…
Southeastern La Crosse County in west central Wisconsin…
Northwestern Vernon County in southwestern Wisconsin…

* Until 400 PM CDT.

* At 302 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Holmen to 7 miles west of Dakota, moving
southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. WInds to 50 mph
have been reported with this storm.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
La Crosse, Onalaska, La Crosse Airport, and French Island around
305 PM CDT.
La Crescent and West Salem around 310 PM CDT.
Hokah around 315 PM CDT.
Bangor and Brownsville around 325 PM CDT.
Coon Valley around 340 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include County
Roads G And H, Brinkman Ridge, Irish Hill, North Side Of La Crosse,
South Side Of La Crosse, Goose Island, and Highways 14 61 And County
M M.

This includes Interstate 90 in Wisconsin between mile markers 1 and
20.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.