| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Lincoln; Langlade |
| Effective | 8/7/2026, 3:21:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/7/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 3:21PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
Details
At 321 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Merrill, or 17 miles north of Wausau, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 mph and penny 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…
Merrill and Council Grounds State Park around 325 PM CDT.
Dutch Corners around 330 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Otis,
Bloomville, Gleason, Doering and Dudley.
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.
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