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Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for Washington, Dodge, Ozaukee and Sheboygan Counties

August 7, 2019 – Washington Co., WI – The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…

Ozaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin…
Southeastern Fond du Lac County in east central Wisconsin…
East central Columbia County in south central Wisconsin…
Washington County in southeastern Wisconsin…
Southwestern Sheboygan County in east central Wisconsin…
Central Dodge County in southeastern Wisconsin…

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

Severe Thunderstorm warning
Courtesy accuweather.com

* At 918 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles southeast of Oostburg to near Cambria,
moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
West Bend, Beaver Dam, Hartford, Port Washington, Jackson, Mayville, Slinger, Saukville, Kewaskum, Horicon, Juneau, Belgium, Fredonia, Random Lake, Theresa, Newburg, Hustisford, Iron Ridge,
Burnett and Addison.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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