⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Columbia, WI; Sauk, WI – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 8:42PM CDT until July 8 at 9:30PM 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…
Southern Columbia County in south central Wisconsin…
East central Sauk County in south central Wisconsin…

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 842 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Portage to near Lake Wisconsin to near Prairie
Du Sac to 8 miles west of Sauk City, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Prairie Du Sac, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Poynette, Rio, Arlington,
Wyocena, Bluffview, Merrimac, Harmony Grove, Interstate 90/94
Interchange, and Okee.

Other landmarks included are the following Locations Gibraltar Rock
Natural Area County Park and Alliant Energy Portage Power Plant.

Instructions

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.