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Special Weather Statement for Walworth; Racine; Kenosha

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What you need to know

Applies to
Kenosha, Racine, Walworth
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Ended
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Moderate
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Observed

What is happening

At 742 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Racine to Yorkville to near Browns Lake to near Lake Geneva. Movement was southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around...

What the bulletin says to do

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern Wisconsin.

Full official description

Bulletin details

At 742 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Racine to Yorkville to near Browns Lake to near Lake Geneva. Movement was southeast 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... Kenosha, Racine, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant Prairie, Antioch, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, Sturtevant, Union Grove, Paddock Lake, Camp Lake, Winthrop Harbor, Twin Lakes, Spring Grove, Wheatland, Yorkville, Genoa City, Silver Lake, Richmond, and Wind Point. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 322 and 338. Interstate 43 near mile marker 27. Interstate 41/94 between mile markers 329 and 349.

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  1. Alert

    Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 7:43PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

    Official revision

Source and limitations

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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