⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Wood; Portage – Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 3:11AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

Details

At 311 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 27 miles southwest of Spencer to 30
miles southwest of Babcock, or extending from 40 miles west of
Wisconsin Rapids to 46 miles southwest of Wisconsin Rapids, moving
east at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.

The strong thunderstorm will be near…
Babcock and Pittsville around 340 AM CDT.
Wisconsin Rapids around 355 AM CDT.
Lake Wazeecha around 400 AM CDT.
Stevens Point and Whiting around 410 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Lindsey,
Scranton, Veedum, Sandhill Wildlife Area, Dexterville, North Wood
County Park, Cranmoor, Bethel, Powers Bluff County Park and Walker.

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.