⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dodge; Olmsted; Mower – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 9:07AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

At 907 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Brownsdale, or 9 miles northeast of Austin, moving northeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

This strong thunderstorm will be near…
Hayfield around 915 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include County Roads 3 And
108, Highway 57 And 570th Street, County Roads 6 And 15, Salem
Corners, County Roads 5 And 6, Rock Dell, Brookside Campground,
Mayville, Highway 56 And County 6, and Rochester Airport.

This includes Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 175 and
213.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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