Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 10:06AM CDT until August 9 at 10:30AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 8:06am
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
At 1006 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cottage Grove,
or near Marshall, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Stoughton, Waunakee, Verona, Oregon,
McFarland, Monona, Windsor, Edgerton, Columbus, Marshall, Deforest,
Cottage Grove, Belleville, Deerfield, Fall River, Shorewood Hills,
and Cambridge.
People attending Madison Ride the Drive should seek safe shelter
immediately!
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Columbia, WI; Dane, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov