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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kenosha, WI; Racine, WI

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What you need to know

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Kenosha, Racine
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Severe
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Observed

What is happening

At 1203 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wind Point, or near Racine, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Kenosha, Racine, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Prairie, Sturtevant, Winthrop...

What the bulletin says to do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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Bulletin details

At 1203 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wind Point, or near Racine, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Kenosha, Racine, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Prairie, Sturtevant, Winthrop Harbor, Wind Point, Caledonia, Bristol, Somers, Elmwood Park, North Bay, and Franksville. People attending The Wisconsin Womens Triathlon , and Bristol Renaissance Faire should seek safe shelter immediately!

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 12:04PM CDT until August 9 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 11:47AM CDT until August 9 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

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  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 11:28AM CDT until August 9 at 12:15PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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