Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 27 at 12:09PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 10:09am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
At 1206 PM CDT, surface weather stations traked gusty winds behind
rain showers / weak thunderstorms. Movement of the line of showers
was east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Upstream surface weather stations report 40-52 mph gusts.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Madison, Janesville, Beloit, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton,
Whitewater, Stoughton, Fort Atkinson, Waunakee, Portage, Elkhorn,
Oregon, Delavan, Jefferson, McFarland, Lake Geneva, Monona, Windsor,
and Lake Mills.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 102 and 108.
Interstate 39 between mile markers 85 and 95.
Interstate 39/90/94 between mile markers 109 and 110, and between
mile markers 112 and 137.
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 259 and 273, and between mile
markers 320 and 324.
U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 98 and 119.
Interstate 39/90 between mile markers 138 and 186.
Interstate 94 between mile markers 241 and 266.
Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 6 and 33.
Interstate 43 between mile markers 0 and 27.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Columbia; Dane; Jefferson; Rock; Walworth
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI