Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 9:19AM CDT until August 9 at 9:45AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 7:19am
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 7:45am
Description:
At 919 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Portage, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Baraboo, Portage, Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells, Lake Wisconsin, Lake
Delton, Poynette, Pardeeville, Montello, West Baraboo, Westfield,
Princeton, Lawrence, Packwaukee, Arlington, Wyocena, North Freedom,
Mecan, Oxford, and Endeavor.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Columbia, WI; Green Lake, WI; Marquette, WI; Sauk, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov