Wisconsin Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/02/2026 15:58

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 5:58PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 3:58pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Waterloo to Brooklyn. Movement was east at 35 mph. 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... Watertown, Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Columbus, Waterloo, Johnson Creek, Palmyra, Cambridge, Lake Ripley, Lake Koshkonong, Ixonia, Rome, Ashippun, Lebanon, Milford, Hebron, Reeseville, and Sullivan. This includes the following highways... Interstate 94 between mile markers 255 and 278. Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 14 and 52.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central and southeastern Wisconsin.
Area Description: 
Dodge; Jefferson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI