| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sauk; Iowa |
| Effective | 8/21/2026, 2:53:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/21/2026, 3:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 2:53PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles southwest of
Reedsburg to near Richland Center to near Muscoda. Movement was
southeast at 15 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…
Sauk City, Spring Green, Plain, Avoca, Orion, Clyde, and Hill Point.
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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