Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:37PM CDT until April 17 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:15pm
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 515 PM CDT.
* At 437 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles east of
Fennimore, or 13 miles north of Platteville, moving northeast at 45
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...
Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Highland, Arena, Ridgeway,
Centerville, Avoca, Orion, Linden, Cobb, Clyde, Rewey, Governor
Dodge St Park, Edmund, Blue Mound St Park, Blackhawk Lake Rec Area,
and London.
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