| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Marquette; Green Lake; Columbia; Dodge |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 2:48:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/12/2026, 3:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 2:48AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 247 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Montello, or 12 miles northeast of Portage, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Pardeeville, Randolph, Montello, Markesan, Rio, Cambria, Fox Lake,
Packwaukee, Manchester, Wyocena, Mecan, Endeavor, Friesland,
Kingston, Doylestown, Marquette, Astico, Glen Oak, and Dalton.
This includes Interstate 39 between mile markers 98 and 101.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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