Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:19PM CDT until April 17 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
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The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Dane County in south central Wisconsin...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 519 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sauk City to 9 miles west of Mount Horeb to
near Mineral Point, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Middleton, Waunakee, Mount Horeb, Windsor, Prairie Du Sac,
Deforest, Cross Plains, Mazomanie, Black Earth, Dane, Blue Mounds,
Morrisonville, Pine Bluff, and Marxville.
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:
Dane, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI