Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 13 at 4:10PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 13, 2026 - 2:10pm
Expires:
April 13, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 409 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Portage, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Portage, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Poynette, Pardeeville, Randolph,
Montello, Princeton, Rio, Cambria, Packwaukee, Manchester, Wyocena,
Mecan, Otsego, Oxford, Endeavor, Friesland, Kingston, and Doylestown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 100 and 108.
Interstate 39 between mile markers 85 and 106.
Interstate 39/90/94 between mile markers 109 and 110, and between
mile markers 112 and 119.
Instruction:
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Wisconsin.
Area Description:
Marquette; Green Lake; Sauk; Columbia
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI