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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 1:04 AM Aug. 26, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 626 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN BARRON POLK RUSK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LADYSMITH, OSCEOLA, AND RICE LAKE.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 12:55 AM Aug. 26, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BARRON AND EAST CENTRAL POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... At 755 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Turtle Lake, or 24 miles west of Rice Lake, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Cumberland, Turtle Lake, Almena, Mckinley, Comstock and Cumberland Airport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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