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Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN

932 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



WIZ016-027-028-240300-

Rusk WI-Chippewa WI-Eau Claire WI-

932 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026



...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EAU CLAIRE...CHIPPEWA

AND SOUTH CENTRAL RUSK COUNTIES UNTIL 10 PM CDT...



At 932 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong

thunderstorms extending from 8 miles west of Cornell to 14 miles

south of Eau Claire, or extending from 22 miles southwest of

Ladysmith to 14 miles south of Eau Claire, moving northeast at 45

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, Chippewa Falls, Altoona, Lake Hallie, Lake Wissota,

  Cornell, Cadott, Fall Creek, Boyd, Sheldon, Tilden, Ludington,

  Foster, Conrath, Jim Falls, Bateman, Eagleton, Holcombe and

  Chippewa Moraine State Rec Area.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening

weather conditions.



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LAT...LON 4460 9155 4529 9141 4546 9092 4538 9092

      4538 9093 4512 9093 4512 9092 4506 9092

      4460 9119

TIME...MOT...LOC 0232Z 211DEG 39KT 4519 9131 4486 9144 4462 9158



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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