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WWUS53 KGRB 172314
SVSGRB
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
614 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
WIC125-172330-
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VILAS WI-
614 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN VILAS COUNTY...
AT 613 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WINCHESTER, OR
21 MILES NORTHEAST OF TURTLE FLAMBEAU FLOWAGE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 555 PM, NICKEL SIZED HAIL WAS REPORTED
2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MERCER.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN VILAS COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... VAN
VLIET HEMLOCKS NATURAL AREA, MANITOWISH WATERS, BIG LAKE CAMPGROUND,
AND PRESQUE ISLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY, IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE, SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4623 8955 4605 8993 4630 8993
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 231DEG 42KT 4625 8980
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
MPC
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