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Excessive Heat for the East; Excessive Rainfall for the Southwest; Severe Weather for the Center of the Nation

Extreme HeatRisk impacts will expand from the Midwest into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. This level of HeatRisk is known for being rare and/or long duration with little to no overnight relief, and affects anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration. Severe weather potential continues from the Great Lakes to the Central Plains today. Heavy rainfall for Southwest on Tuesday. Read More >

Overview

Scattered severe thunderstorms moved across much of central and east-central WI during the afternoon and evening hours on August 7, 2019. Sporadic tree and power line damage was reported. WPS reported over 14,000 power outages at the peak of the event.

An EF0 tornado occurred in the city of Green Bay. Straight-line winds over 70 mph were measured in Oshkosh. In addition, large hail occurred with some of the storms.

The information below is preliminary and will be refined over the next week.

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