Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Columbia and Green Lake Counties, WI
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NOAA issued it on August 9, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Green Lake County and northeastern Columbia County until 10:15 AM CDT on August 9, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- south central Wisconsin
- Issued
- August 9, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in south central Wisconsin.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI. The alert is effective from 9:28 AM CDT to 10:15 AM CDT on August 9, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers southeastern Green Lake County and northeastern Columbia County in south central Wisconsin. Locations impacted include Randolph, Markesan, Rio, Cambria, Manchester, Friesland, Kingston, Doylestown, and Marquette. People at the Doylestown Firemens Picnic should seek safe shelter immediately.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud-to-ground lightning.
Expected Conditions
At 9:28 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Pardeeville, or 12 miles northeast of Portage, moving east at 20 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch).
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 10:15 AM CDT on August 9, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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