Prolonged and intense heat wave continues into Friday with relief expected by this weekend. Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in effect for portions of the Ohio Valley and the Southeast. Unsettled weather could produce severe weather and excessive rainfall for parts of the Central and Eastern U.S. Read More >
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Severe thunderstorms moved through parts of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and western Wisconsin Saturday afternoon and evening, June 30th. Two lines of storms produced most of the severe weather, with damaging wind, heavy rain, and some hail. The strongest winds produced quite a bit of damage in parts of Mower, Olmsted, and Fillmore Counties in southeast Minnesota, including damaging crops, snapped trees, and a wind gust of 69 mph at the Rochester International Airport. |
 Radar loop from Saturday afternoon / evening |
Wind & Hail:
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| Flattened corn east of Stewartville, MN (Photo by Anthony Heddlesten) |
Tree damage east of Stewartville, MN (Photo by Anthony Heddlesten) |
Damage near Nodine, MN (Photo by Billie Erdmann) |
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| Wilson, MN (Photo by Kevin Schneider) |
Wilson, MN (Photo by Kevin Schneider) |
Hixton/Black River Falls, WI area (Photo by Jacob Tepsa) |
Hixton/Black River Falls, WI area (Photo by Jacob Tepsa) |
Radar:
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
838 PM CDT SAT JUN 30 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM TSTM WND GST OSAGE 43.28N 92.81W
06/30/2018 U50.00 MPH MITCHELL IA BROADCAST MEDIA
LARGE BRANCHES BLOWN DOWN
0331 PM TSTM WND GST CHERRY GROVE 43.58N 92.28W
06/30/2018 E50.00 MPH FILLMORE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT VIA TWITTER
0346 PM TSTM WND GST NORA SPRINGS 43.14N 93.01W
06/30/2018 E45.00 MPH FLOYD IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL
0346 PM HAIL FLOYD 43.13N 92.74W
06/30/2018 E0.25 INCH FLOYD IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0348 PM HAIL 3 W PRESTON 43.67N 92.14W
06/30/2018 M1.00 INCH FILLMORE MN AMATEUR RADIO
0410 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W HARMONY 43.56N 92.05W
06/30/2018 M50.00 MPH FILLMORE MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0412 PM TSTM WND GST 7 SW HARMONY 43.48N 92.11W
06/30/2018 M56.00 MPH HOWARD IA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG DECORAH 43.31N 91.79W
06/30/2018 WINNESHIEK IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AROUND COUNTY
0435 PM HAIL 3 S WINONA 44.00N 91.66W
06/30/2018 M1.00 INCH WINONA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0440 PM TSTM WND GST 3 E DECORAH 43.31N 91.73W
06/30/2018 M57.00 MPH WINNESHIEK IA DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
MEASURED 57.2 MPH WIND GUST ON ROAD WEATHER STATION
0450 PM TSTM WND GST LA CROSSE AIRPORT 43.87N 91.26W
06/30/2018 M52.00 MPH LA CROSSE WI 911 CALL CENTER
0455 PM TSTM WND GST LA CROSSE AIRPORT 43.87N 91.26W
06/30/2018 M54.00 MPH LA CROSSE WI ASOS
0501 PM TSTM WND GST LA CROSSE AIRPORT 43.87N 91.26W
06/30/2018 M59.00 MPH LA CROSSE WI ASOS
0505 PM TSTM WND GST CATARACT 44.09N 90.83W
06/30/2018 E45.00 MPH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0512 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W BLACK RIVER FALLS 44.30N 90.89W
06/30/2018 JACKSON WI EMERGENCY MNGR
0515 PM TSTM WND GST 3 S BLACK RIVER FALLS 44.26N 90.85W
06/30/2018 M53.00 MPH JACKSON WI AWOS
0517 PM TSTM WND GST WADENA 42.84N 91.66W
06/30/2018 M40.00 MPH FAYETTE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0522 PM HAIL 2 S SPARTA 43.91N 90.81W
06/30/2018 M0.88 INCH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0524 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N SPARTA 43.97N 90.81W
06/30/2018 E50.00 MPH MONROE WI TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM TSTM WND DMG SOLDIERS GROVE 43.39N 90.77W
06/30/2018 CRAWFORD WI LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
0549 PM TSTM WND GST VOLK FIELD 43.93N 90.27W
06/30/2018 M44.00 MPH JUNEAU WI AWOS
0555 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N VIOLA 43.54N 90.67W
06/30/2018 E45.00 MPH VERNON WI AMATEUR RADIO
BETWEEN VIOLA AND LA FARGE
0609 PM TSTM WND DMG RICHLAND CENTER 43.34N 90.38W
06/30/2018 RICHLAND WI AMATEUR RADIO
BRANCHES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE ON NORTH SIDE OF CITY
0635 PM TSTM WND DMG AUSTIN 43.67N 92.97W
06/30/2018 MOWER MN BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN IN AUSTIN
0651 PM TSTM WND GST SPRING VALLEY 43.69N 92.39W
06/30/2018 M43.00 MPH FILLMORE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0651 PM TSTM WND GST ROCHESTER AIRPORT 43.91N 92.50W
06/30/2018 M54.00 MPH OLMSTED MN ASOS
0651 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W SPRING VALLEY 43.69N 92.41W
06/30/2018 M50.00 MPH FILLMORE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0654 PM TSTM WND GST ROCHESTER AIRPORT 43.91N 92.50W
06/30/2018 M69.00 MPH OLMSTED MN ASOS
0705 PM TSTM WND GST 2 S PRESTON 43.64N 92.08W
06/30/2018 M47.00 MPH FILLMORE MN AMATEUR RADIO
0715 PM TSTM WND DMG LANESBORO 43.72N 91.97W
06/30/2018 FILLMORE MN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN IN TOWN
0739 PM TSTM WND GST ST. CHARLES 43.97N 92.06W
06/30/2018 E70.00 MPH WINONA MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0752 PM TSTM WND DMG BRICE PRAIRIE 43.94N 91.30W
06/30/2018 LA CROSSE WI AMATEUR RADIO
TREES REPORTED DOWN
0755 PM TSTM WND GST LA CROSSE AIRPORT 43.87N 91.26W
06/30/2018 M55.00 MPH LA CROSSE WI ASOS
Rain Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 919 AM CDT SUN JUL 1 2018 ...24 HOUR RAINFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...IOWA... ...ALLAMAKEE COUNTY... WAUKON 4SW 1.13 IN 0643 AM 07/01 43.24N/91.55W 3 S DORCHESTER 1.06 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.42N/91.51W 3 SE WATERVILLE 0.49 IN 0607 AM 07/01 43.17N/91.24W 4 ENE WATSON 0.24 IN 0845 AM 07/01 43.11N/91.26W ...CHICKASAW COUNTY... NEW HAMPTON 2.15 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.06N/92.32W NEW HAMPTON 2.02 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.06N/92.32W IONIA 2W 2.01 IN 0545 AM 07/01 43.03N/92.50W ...CLAYTON COUNTY... MONONA 1.28 IN 0639 AM 07/01 43.04N/91.39W LITTLEPORT 0.94 IN 0545 AM 07/01 42.75N/91.37W STRAWBERRY POINT 0.90 IN 0700 AM 07/01 42.69N/91.53W EDGEWOOD 0.85 IN 0700 AM 07/01 42.65N/91.40W ELKADER 6SSW 0.70 IN 0700 AM 07/01 42.78N/91.45W GUTTENBERG DAM 10 0.69 IN 0600 AM 07/01 42.78N/91.10W VOLGA 1NE 0.66 IN 0609 AM 07/01 42.81N/91.52W ELKADER 5NW 0.56 IN 0600 AM 07/01 42.91N/91.47W MARQUETTE-BLOODY RUN CREEK 0.48 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.04N/91.21W ...FAYETTE COUNTY... ELDORADO 1.10 IN 0545 AM 07/01 43.05N/91.81W ...FLOYD COUNTY... NASHUA 2SW 2.82 IN 0600 AM 07/01 42.94N/92.57W NASHUA 2SW 2.54 IN 0600 AM 07/01 42.93N/92.56W NORA SPRINGS 2.4 SSE 1.45 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.11N/92.99W CHARLES CITY-CEDAR RIVER 1.31 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.06N/92.67W CHARLES CITY AIRPORT 1.09 IN 0655 AM 07/01 43.07N/92.61W ...HOWARD COUNTY... CRESCO 1NE 2.03 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.39N/92.09W ELMA 1.06 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.24N/92.44W ...MITCHELL COUNTY... 3 W NEW HAVEN 1.34 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.28N/92.72W SAINT ANSGAR 1.24 IN 0628 AM 07/01 43.38N/92.92W ...WINNESHIEK COUNTY... 7 ENE DECORAH 1.70 IN 0742 AM 07/01 43.34N/91.64W 1 ENE JACKSON JUNCTION 1.68 IN 0640 AM 07/01 43.11N/92.04W 5 ESE DECORAH 1.39 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.26N/91.70W BLUFFTON 1.12 IN 0545 AM 07/01 43.41N/91.90W ...MINNESOTA... ...DODGE COUNTY... HAYFIELD 0.89 IN 0647 AM 07/01 43.89N/92.85W 2 E CLAREMONT 0.64 IN 0800 AM 07/01 44.04N/92.95W WASIOJA ALERT GAGE 0.59 IN 0614 AM 07/01 44.07N/92.82W MANTORVILLE 0.55 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.07N/92.77W 2 NE KASSON 0.43 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.05N/92.72W ...FILLMORE COUNTY... 3 NE PRESTON 1.65 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.71N/92.05W PRESTON 1.62 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.67N/92.07W LANESBORO-ROOT RIVER 1.51 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.72N/91.98W PRESTON AIRPORT 1.47 IN 0655 AM 07/01 43.68N/92.18W LANESBORO 2NE 1.37 IN 0725 AM 07/01 43.73N/91.94W SPRING VALLEY 3E 1.29 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.68N/92.33W PILOT MOUND-ROOT RIVER 1.20 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.78N/92.03W FILLMORE 1.12 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.76N/92.27W MABEL 1.06 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.52N/91.76W 1 W FILLMORE 0.88 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.74N/92.31W ...HOUSTON COUNTY... HOUSTON 1.23 IN 0645 AM 07/01 43.77N/91.57W CALEDONIA 0.85 IN 0800 AM 07/01 43.63N/91.50W 4 NW EITZEN 0.76 IN 0800 AM 07/01 43.56N/91.51W MOUND PRAIRIE 0.51 IN 0545 AM 07/01 43.78N/91.45W ...MOWER COUNTY... AUSTIN 2NE-DOBBINS CREEK 1.27 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.67N/92.95W AUSTIN 3S 1.20 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.64N/92.97W LANSING-CEDAR RIVER 0.74 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.75N/92.95W AUSTIN 3 NW - TURTLE CREEK 0.68 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.65N/92.98W ...OLMSTED COUNTY... 2 NNW ROCHESTER 1.20 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.05N/92.49W ROCHESTER AP 2NE 1.20 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.93N/92.48W EYOTA 2NE 1.16 IN 0530 AM 07/01 44.01N/92.20W ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRP 1.09 IN 0654 AM 07/01 43.91N/92.50W 3 N ROCHESTER 1.05 IN 0615 AM 07/01 44.06N/92.47W 2 NNE ROCHESTER 1.03 IN 0640 AM 07/01 44.05N/92.45W ELGIN 5SE 1.03 IN 0530 AM 07/01 44.01N/92.11W 2 NE ROCHESTER 1.00 IN 0600 AM 07/01 44.04N/92.44W ROCHESTER-CASCADE CREEK 0.96 IN 0530 AM 07/01 44.03N/92.47W ROCHESTER-BELTLINE 0.93 IN 0630 AM 07/01 44.01N/92.47W 2 W HIGH FOREST 0.90 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.85N/92.59W 4 ESE DOUGLAS 0.88 IN 0630 AM 07/01 44.08N/92.51W 4 WSW ROCHESTER 0.85 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.98N/92.56W 2 N ROCK DELL 0.83 IN 0850 AM 07/01 43.96N/92.63W BYRON 0.81 IN 0629 AM 07/01 44.04N/92.64W 2 NE ROCHESTER 0.81 IN 0635 AM 07/01 44.04N/92.44W 2 ENE ROCHESTER 0.79 IN 0530 AM 07/01 44.03N/92.43W 4 ESE DOUGLAS 0.74 IN 0835 AM 07/01 44.09N/92.49W 4 ESE DOUGLAS 0.74 IN 0620 AM 07/01 44.09N/92.49W 3 ESE DOUGLAS 0.71 IN 0635 AM 07/01 44.09N/92.51W ROCHESTER-BELTLINE BEAR CREE 0.59 IN 0530 AM 07/01 44.01N/92.45W 3 SW HAMMOND 0.55 IN 0629 AM 07/01 44.18N/92.41W ELGIN 2SSW 0.53 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.10N/92.27W 2 SE DOUGLAS 0.49 IN 0620 AM 07/01 44.08N/92.55W ORONOCO 1W 0.49 IN 0630 AM 07/01 44.17N/92.55W BYRON 0.46 IN 0635 AM 07/01 44.03N/92.66W ORONOCO 0.42 IN 0630 AM 07/01 44.16N/92.54W OXBOW PARK ALERT GAGE 0.40 IN 0623 AM 07/01 44.09N/92.64W PINE ISLAND 1S 0.28 IN 0600 AM 07/01 44.19N/92.65W ...WABASHA COUNTY... PLAINVIEW 0.59 IN 0639 AM 07/01 44.17N/92.17W THEILMAN 1SSW 0.48 IN 0730 AM 07/01 44.28N/92.19W 3 SW ZUMBRO FALLS 0.43 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.24N/92.46W LAKE CITY 0.41 IN 0625 AM 07/01 44.45N/92.27W KELLOGG-ZUMBRO RIVER 0.34 IN 0600 AM 07/01 44.32N/92.00W MAZEPPA 3ESE 0.30 IN 0630 AM 07/01 44.26N/92.49W 2 NNW ZUMBRO FALLS 0.16 IN 0644 AM 07/01 44.32N/92.44W ...WINONA COUNTY... WINONA 4SW 2.72 IN 0648 AM 07/01 43.98N/91.71W WHITEWATER STATE PARK GROUP 2.72 IN 0530 AM 07/01 44.06N/92.05W 2 NNW PICKWICK 2.60 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.02N/91.61W ELBA 2.37 IN 0645 AM 07/01 44.09N/92.03W WHITEWATER STATE PARK 2.36 IN 0530 AM 07/01 44.05N/92.05W LEWISTON 1.97 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.99N/91.87W 1 WSW WINONA 1.76 IN 0715 AM 07/01 44.03N/91.68W BEAVER-WHITE WATER RIVER 1.66 IN 0545 AM 07/01 44.15N/92.00W MINNESOTA CITY DAM 5 1.50 IN 0600 AM 07/01 44.16N/91.81W GREAT RIVER BLUFFS S.P. 1.45 IN 0630 AM 07/01 43.94N/91.41W DAKOTA 1.11 IN 0615 AM 07/01 43.91N/91.36W WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 1.05 IN 0655 AM 07/01 44.08N/91.71W WINONA DAM 5A 0.99 IN 0600 AM 07/01 44.09N/91.67W LA CRESCENT DAM 7 0.59 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.87N/91.31W ...WISCONSIN... ...ADAMS COUNTY... CASTLE ROCK 0.25 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.87N/89.95W FRIENDSHIP 0.12 IN 0631 AM 07/01 43.97N/89.82W ...BUFFALO COUNTY... 5 NE MONTANA 0.78 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.40N/91.60W ALMA DAM 4 0.37 IN 0600 AM 07/01 44.33N/91.92W ...CLARK COUNTY... NEILLSVILLE 1W 0.17 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.56N/90.61W ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... DE SOTO 1SE 1.00 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.41N/91.19W PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AIRPORT 0.97 IN 0655 AM 07/01 43.02N/91.12W DE SOTO 0.86 IN 0636 AM 07/01 43.42N/91.19W 1 WNW MOUNT ZION 0.58 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.26N/90.76W STEUBEN 0.55 IN 0545 AM 07/01 43.18N/90.86W STEUBEN 4SE 0.45 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.13N/90.84W ...GRANT COUNTY... CUBA CITY 0.76 IN 0630 AM 07/01 42.60N/90.43W FENNIMORE 0.28 IN 0640 AM 07/01 42.98N/90.66W 1 ENE BOSCOBEL 0.22 IN 0603 AM 07/01 43.15N/90.68W PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPOR 0.11 IN 0655 AM 07/01 42.69N/90.44W ...JACKSON COUNTY... BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA AIRPO 0.59 IN 0655 AM 07/01 44.25N/90.86W 1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS 0.58 IN 0615 AM 07/01 44.30N/90.83W MATHER 3NW 0.27 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.17N/90.35W ...JUNEAU COUNTY... 2 N CLOVERDALE 0.43 IN 0610 AM 07/01 44.06N/90.17W MAUSTON 0.39 IN 0642 AM 07/01 43.80N/90.07W NECEDAH 0.24 IN 0548 AM 07/01 44.03N/90.08W VOLK FIELD 0.22 IN 0656 AM 07/01 43.94N/90.25W MAUSTON AIRPORT 0.17 IN 0655 AM 07/01 43.84N/90.14W ...LA CROSSE COUNTY... LA CROSSE WEATHER OFFICE 0.63 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.82N/91.19W LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT 0.51 IN 0653 AM 07/01 43.88N/91.26W ...MONROE COUNTY... MELVINA 0.54 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.81N/90.76W WARRENS 4WSW 0.43 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.10N/90.59W 2 E CATARACT 0.40 IN 0638 AM 07/01 44.09N/90.79W SPARTA/FORT MCCOY AIRPORT 0.38 IN 0655 AM 07/01 43.96N/90.74W FOUR CORNERS 0.21 IN 0700 AM 07/01 44.09N/90.91W ...RICHLAND COUNTY... 1 SSE RICHLAND CENTER 0.52 IN 0639 AM 07/01 43.32N/90.38W LONE ROCK 0.27 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.18N/90.20W RICHLAND CENTER 4N 0.22 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.40N/90.39W ...TAYLOR COUNTY... JUMP RIVER 1 NW 1.28 IN 0500 AM 07/01 45.36N/90.80W MEDFORD AIRPORT 0.57 IN 0655 AM 07/01 45.10N/90.30W GAD 0.36 IN 0700 AM 07/01 45.14N/90.20W MEDFORD 0.33 IN 0800 AM 07/01 45.13N/90.34W CHELSEA 0.30 IN 0626 AM 07/01 45.30N/90.30W 3 NE LUBLIN 0.25 IN 0614 AM 07/01 45.11N/90.69W ...TREMPEALEAU COUNTY... TREMPEALEAU DAM 6 1.35 IN 0600 AM 07/01 44.00N/91.44W ETTRICK 4WNW 0.65 IN 0620 AM 07/01 44.19N/91.34W ...VERNON COUNTY... GENOA DAM 8 0.81 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.57N/91.23W LA FARGE 0.78 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.57N/90.64W READSTOWN 0.70 IN 0600 AM 07/01 43.45N/90.76W STODDARD 0.68 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.66N/91.22W VIROQUA 0.68 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.56N/90.88W VIROQUA 0.8 ESE 0.64 IN 0700 AM 07/01 43.55N/90.87W VIROQUA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 0.44 IN 0655 AM 07/01 43.58N/90.90W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
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