Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 1:59AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 13, 2026 - 11:59pm
Expires:
April 14, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
At 158 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong wind gusts
persisting across the area. While the line of storms has exited 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...
Milwaukee, Waukesha, West Allis, Wauwatosa, New Berlin, Brookfield,
Greenfield, Menomonee Falls, Oak Creek, West Bend, Muskego, Mequon,
South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Whitefish Bay, Greendale, Pewaukee, Brown
Deer, Grafton, and Cedarburg.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 320 and 338.
Interstate 94 between mile markers 286 and 310.
Interstate 43 between mile markers 21 and 61, and between mile
markers 73 and 118.
Interstate 41 between mile markers 40 and 66.
U.S. Highway 45 between mile markers 61 and 73.
Interstate 41/894 between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 41/43/894 between mile markers 5 and 9.
Interstate 43/94 between mile markers 311 and 316.
Interstate 41/94 between mile markers 317 and 332.
Interstate 794 between mile markers 1 and 3.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
southeastern and east central Wisconsin.
Area Description:
Fond Du Lac; Sheboygan; Washington; Ozaukee; Waukesha; Milwaukee; Walworth; Racine; Kenosha
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI