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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Overview

Several rounds of severe weather impacted the area on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

The first round of storms produced large hail (up to ping pong ball size) in southeast Minnesota between 12:24 - 1:54 PM.

Other rounds of severe weather occurred from late afternoon through the late evening hours. These later storms led to various reports of hail, damaging winds, urban flooding in La Crosse and Winona, and a brief EF0 tornado in the Town of Wells, just southeast of Sparta, WI. 

 

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La Crosse area radar animation between 7:48-8:46 PM
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