Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 5:38AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 3:38am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 4:30am
Description:
At 538 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northwest of Watertown, moving northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Watertown, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, Columbus, Horicon, Juneau,
Theresa, Hustisford, Iron Ridge, Burnett, Rubicon, Lebanon, Fox Lake,
Woodland, Reeseville, Neosho, Richwood, Clyman, and Lowell.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 120 and 146.
Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 40 and 53.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Dodge; Jefferson
Forcast Office:
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI