| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Fond du Lac, WI |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 5:16:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 5:16PM CDT until August 18 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
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The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North central Fond du Lac County in east central Wisconsin…
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 515 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Southern Lake Winnebago to near Oakfield to
near Waupun, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Southern Lake Winnebago, Van Dyne, and Pipe.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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