Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:09PM CDT until April 17 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Iowa County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 509 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Spring Green,
or 13 miles north of Dodgeville, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Blanchardville, Barneveld, Arena,
Ridgeway, Linden, Waldwick, Cobb, Rewey, Hollandale, Governor Dodge
St Park, Edmund, Blue Mound St Park, Blackhawk Lake Rec Area,
London, and Jonesdale.
Other landmarks included are the following Locations Hyde's Mill, The
House on the Rock, and Iowa-Grant School.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central
Wisconsin.
Area Description:
Iowa, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI