Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 7:04PM CDT until April 17 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 5:04pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Milwaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin...
Southeastern Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin...
Southeastern Rock County in south central Wisconsin...
Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin...
Southeastern Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin...
Kenosha County in southeastern Wisconsin...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 704 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Wales to near Mukwonago to near East Troy to
near Beloit, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, West Allis, New Berlin,
Greenfield, Oak Creek, Mount Pleasant, Muskego, South Milwaukee,
Pleasant Prairie, Cudahy, Greendale, Elkhorn, St. Francis, Delavan,
Hales Corners, Lake Geneva, and Mukwonago.
Other landmarks included are the following Locations Boerner
Botanical Gardens and General Mitchell International Airport.
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
and southeastern Wisconsin.
Area Description:
Kenosha, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Racine, WI; Rock, WI; Walworth, WI; Waukesha, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI