SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN PORTAGE COUNTY AND WOOD COUNTY UNTIL 715 AM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN PORTAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
WOOD COUNTY IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN...
* UNTIL 715 AM CDT
* AT 629 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARSHFIELD
TO BABCOCK...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PITTSVILLE AROUND 640 AM CDT.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS AROUND 715 AM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
DEXTERVILLE...HEWITT...BETHEL...ARPIN...AUBURNDALE...VESPER...
SHERRY...NEKOOSA...BLENKER AND PORT EDWARDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
Instructions:
Seek shelter from threatening weather
Address/Location
Wood County Dispatch Center
400 Market St
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-421-8701
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
