UPDATE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Expired, Flood Advisory Issued

UPDATE (12:35 a.m., June 18, 2012): The severe thunderstorm warning for St. Croix County has expired, but the National Weathe Service has issued the following flood advisory that will remain in effect until 4:30 a.m.: 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED AN

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... BARRON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN... CHIPPEWA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... DUNN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... EASTERN ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... EAU CLAIRE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... PEPIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... RUSK COUNTY IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 430 AM CDT

* AT 1223 AM CDT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OR WILL FALL TONIGHT.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING TO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND NEAR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE... CONNORSVILLE23... CHIPPEWA FALLS... DURAND... EAU CLAIRE... ELLSWORTH... LADYSMITH... MENOMONIE... RICE LAKE... RIVER FALLS... ALTOONA... ARKANSAW... BALDWIN... BARRON... BATEMAN... BAY CITY... BELDENVILLE... BLOOMER... BOYCEVILLE... BOYD... BRACKETT... BRILL... BRUCE... CADOTT... CAMERON... CANTON... CARYVILLE... CHETEK... COLFAX... CONRATH AND CORNELL.

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ORIGINAL POST (11:58 p.m., June 17, 2012): Emergency sirens are now sounding in Hudson because the National Weather Service has issued the following severe thunderstorm warning for St. Croix County:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN PIERCE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... ST. CROIX COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1148 PM CDT... RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM... CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF RIVER FALLS... AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... RIVER FALLS... ELLSWORTH... PRESCOTT... HUDSON... BURKHARDT... HOULTON... ROBERTS... BELDENVILLE... HAMMOND... MARTEL... CYLON... BALDWIN... WOODVILLE... FOREST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM... PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.