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Special Weather Statement for Marquette; Sauk; Columbia

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Columbia, Marquette, Sauk
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At 844 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles east of Wonewoc, or 9 miles south of Mauston, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...

What the bulletin says to do

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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At 844 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 8 miles east of Wonewoc, or 9 miles south of Mauston, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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... Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Wisconsin Dells, Lake Wisconsin, Lake Delton, West Baraboo, Packwaukee, Bluffview, North Freedom, Oxford, Endeavor, La Valle, Rock Springs, Loganville, Ironton, Lime Ridge, Briggsville, and Devils Lake St Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 88 and 102. Interstate 39 between mile markers 102 and 105. U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 213 and 223.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 8:44AM 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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