WWUS83 KMPX 190206 SPSMPX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 906 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 WIZ015-016-023-025>028-190330- Pepin WI-Eau Claire WI-Chippewa WI-Rusk WI-Dunn WI-St. Croix WI- Barron WI- 906 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026 ...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN BARRON... NORTHEASTERN PEPIN...NORTHEASTERN ST. CROIX...DUNN...EAU CLAIRE... CHIPPEWA AND RUSK COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT... At 906 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms across west-central Wisconsin, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Eau Claire, Menomonie, Rice Lake, Ladysmith, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Lake Hallie, Stanley, Bloomer, Barron, Lake Wissota, Chetek, Durand, Cameron, Augusta, Cornell, Cadott, Fall Creek, Glenwood City and Colfax. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4460 9092 4460 9213 4520 9218 4564 9154 4564 9068 4538 9068 4538 9093 TIME...MOT...LOC 0205Z 239DEG 50KT 4537 9232 4516 9208 4501 9201 4478 9202 4460 9209 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ ETA