July 8, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Portage, WI; Waupaca, WI – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Portage, WI; Waupaca, WI
Effective 7/8/2026, 2:37:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/8/2026, 3:15:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 8 at 2:37PM CDT until July 8 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI

Details

SVRGRB

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East Central Portage County in central Wisconsin…
Southwestern Waupaca County in northeastern Wisconsin…

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 237 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Amherst, or
12 miles northwest of Waupaca, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Amherst around 240 PM CDT. Waupaca around 300 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Amherst
Junction, Nelsonville, Fancher, Sheridan, Scandinavia, Iola and
Ogdensburg.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.


This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.