Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 1:02AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 13, 2026 - 11:02pm
Expires:
April 13, 2026 - 11:30pm
Description:
At 101 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong wind gusts
persisting across the area. While the line of storms is well to the
east, these wind gusts will continue for the next 30 minutes.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton, Beaver Dam, Stoughton,
Waunakee, Waupun, Verona, Portage, Oregon, McFarland, Monona,
Windsor, Columbus, Marshall, Waterloo, Lake Wisconsin, Deforest, and
Cottage Grove.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 102 and 108.
Interstate 39 between mile markers 85 and 96.
Interstate 39/90/94 between mile markers 109 and 110, and between
mile markers 112 and 137.
U.S. Highway 18 between mile markers 73 and 84.
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 249 and 273.
U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 98 and 142.
Interstate 39/90 between mile markers 138 and 157.
Interstate 94 between mile markers 241 and 256.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
south central, southeastern and east central Wisconsin.
Area Description:
Marquette; Green Lake; Fond Du Lac; Columbia; Dodge; Dane; Jefferson
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI