< Wisconsin Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 18:12

Wisconsin Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 18:12

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 8:12PM CDT until April 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:12pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SVRMKX The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Milwaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin... East central Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over New Berlin, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Milwaukee, Waukesha, West Allis, Wauwatosa, New Berlin, Brookfield, Greenfield, Menomonee Falls, Oak Creek, Muskego, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Whitefish Bay, Greendale, Pewaukee, Brown Deer, St. Francis, Hales Corners, Fox Point, and Elm Grove. Other landmarks included are the following Locations Schlitz Audobon Nature Center, Boerner Botanical Gardens, General Mitchell International Airport, Timmerman Airport, Froedert & the Medical College, and Fiserv Forum.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern Wisconsin.
Area Description: 
Milwaukee, WI; Waukesha, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI