⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sauk; Columbia – Friday, August 21, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 3:56PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details

At 356 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wisconsin Dells, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells, Lake Delton, North Freedom, and Rock
Springs.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 88 and 96.
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 213 and 217.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central Wisconsin.

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