| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Menominee; Shawano |
| Effective | 8/12/2026, 1:39:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/12/2026, 2:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 12 at 1:39AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
Details
At 139 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Neopit, or 18 miles northwest of Shawano, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
The strong thunderstorm will be near…
Neopit around 150 AM CDT.
Big Smokey Falls and Keshena around 220 AM CDT.
Legend Lake and South Branch around 230 AM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Zoar,
Gresham, Lyndhurst, Middle Village, College Of Menominee Nation,
Intersection Of Hwy 55 And County M and Fredenberg Lake.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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