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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Columbia, WI; Sauk, WI

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Columbia, Sauk
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Severe
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At 423 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mauston to 8 miles south of Wonewoc to 7 miles southeast of La Farge, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to...

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For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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At 423 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mauston to 8 miles south of Wonewoc to 7 miles southeast of La Farge, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Wisconsin Dells, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Lake Delton, Spring Green, West Baraboo, Plain, Bluffview, North Freedom, Merrimac, La Valle, Rock Springs, Loganville, Ironton, Lime Ridge, and Harmony Grove.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 4:24PM CDT until August 18 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 4:16PM CDT until August 18 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 3:57PM CDT until August 18 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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