⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Winona; Houston; Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Vernon – Saturday, July 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 1:38AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI

Details

At 138 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Galesville, or 13 miles southeast of Arcadia, moving southeast at 45
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

This strong thunderstorm will be near…
Holmen and Brice Prairie around 145 AM CDT.
La Crosse and Onalaska around 150 AM CDT.
West Salem and French Island around 155 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this storm include Irish Hill, North Side
Of La Crosse, Camp Decorah, Beach Corners, South Side Of La Crosse,
Perrot State Park, Goose Island, Stevenstown, Rockland, and County
Roads D E And E.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 266 and 276.
Interstate 90 in Wisconsin between mile markers 1 and 22.

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.