Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 19 at 12:21AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 10:21pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
At 1220 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lodi, or near Lake Wisconsin, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to around 45 mph and pea 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...
Waunakee, Baraboo, Portage, Windsor, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Lake
Wisconsin, Deforest, Lodi, Poynette, Pardeeville, West Baraboo, Rio,
Dane, Arlington, Wyocena, Bluffview, Otsego, Merrimac, and
Doylestown.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 95 and 108.
Interstate 39 between mile markers 85 and 94.
Interstate 39/90/94 between mile markers 109 and 110, and between
mile markers 112 and 129.
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 218 and 223.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Sauk; Columbia; Dane
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI