Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 10:53AM CDT until August 9 at 11:15AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 8:53am
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 9:15am
Description:
At 1052 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Palmyra, or 8
miles northeast of Whitewater, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Whitewater, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Palmyra, Rome, Hebron,
Sullivan, Helenville, and Nws Milwaukee/sullivan.
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:
Jefferson, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov