Special Weather Statement for Olmsted; Winona; Mower +6 more
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What is happening
At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking decaying thunderstorms generating strong wind gusts along a line extending from near Blair to near St. Charles to 8 miles southwest of Preston. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Iowa.
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Bulletin details
At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking decaying thunderstorms generating strong wind gusts along a line extending from near Blair to near St. Charles to 8 miles southwest of Preston. Movement was east 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. Locations impacted include... Winona, Black River Falls, Arcadia, Whitehall, Preston, Buffalo, Holmen, Goodview, St. Charles, Chatfield, Spring Valley, Eyota, Rushford, Lewiston, Trempealeau, Galesville, Blair, Independence, Spring Grove, and Strum. This includes the following highways... Interstate 94 between mile markers 92 and 121. Interstate 90 in Minnesota between mile markers 224 and 271.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 3:17PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS La Crosse WI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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