Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:04PM CDT until April 17 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 1:04pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description:
At 304 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 11
miles west of Abbotsford to 11 miles west of Pittsville, or along a
line from 43 miles west of Wausau to 26 miles west of Wisconsin
Rapids, moving northeast at 50 mph.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR WESTERN WOOD AND MARATHON COUNTIES.
HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect
shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and
vehicles.
This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Spencer around 310 PM CDT. Marshfield, Abbotsford and Pittsville
around 315 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include
Nasonville, Lindsey, Bakerville, Unity, Colby, North Wood County
Park, Cherokee, Bethel, Powers Bluff County Park and Milan.
Instruction:
Seek shelter now inside an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure. These storms are capable of producing
destructive hail and damaging winds.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT Friday for a
portion of central Wisconsin.
SNM:TORMENTA DE GRANIZO DESTRUCTIVA en esta area hasta 415 PM CDT. Tome refugio ahora
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORMENTA SEVERA en efecto para esta area hasta las 4:15 PM CDT por granizo DESTRUCTIVO del tamano de una pelota de beisbol. Tome refugio en un edificio, alejado de las ventanas. Las personas y los animales al aire libre seran gravemente heridos.
Area Description:
Marathon, WI; Wood, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Green Bay WI