⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Vilas – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 6:04PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

Details

At 604 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 5 miles northwest of Border Lakes
Natural Area to 6 miles northwest of Lac Du Flambeau, or extending
from 33 miles northwest of Eagle River to 37 miles west of Eagle
River, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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.

Locations impacted include…
Eagle River, Lac Du Flambeau, Phelps, Boulder Junction, Winchester,
Johnson Lake Barrens Natural Area, Border Lakes Natural Area, Rice
Creek Natural Area, Kentuck Lake Campground, Arbor Vitae, Woodruff,
Conover, Presque Isle, Manitowish Waters, Sayner, Star Lake, Nixon
Lake Natural Area, High Lake Natural Area, St Germain and Dunn Lake
Natural Area.

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.