Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 2:57AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 12:57am
Expires:
August 26, 2026 - 1:45am
Description:
At 257 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Dodgeville, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Blue Mounds, Ridgeway, Linden,
Waldwick, Blue Mound St Park, Jonesdale, Governor Dodge St Park, and
Edmund.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 18 between mile markers 49 and 61.
U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 37 and 47.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Iowa
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov