August 18, 2026

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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Northern Oconto County; Door; Southern Marinette County – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Northern Oconto County; Door; Southern Marinette County
Effective 8/18/2026, 4:28:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/18/2026, 5:15:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 4:28PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

Details

At 428 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 6 miles northeast of Marinette to 6
miles north of Mountain, or extending from 6 miles northeast of
Marinette to 30 miles southeast of Crandon, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Bear Paw Scout Camp, Mountain and Pound around 430 PM CDT.
Ephraim, Eagle Bluff Light and Chambers Island around 510 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Loomis,
Crooked Lake, Porterfield, Lakewood, Beaver, White Potato Lake,
Harmony, Governor Thompson State Park, High Falls Reservoir and Fish
Creek.

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.