⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rock; Walworth – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 10:43AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details

At 1042 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Milton, moving east at 40 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…
Janesville, Whitewater, Elkhorn, Delavan, Milton, Edgerton, Clinton,
Darien, Richmond, Fulton, La Grange, Tiffany, Hanover, Millard,
Avalon, Delavan Lake, Lima Center, Allens Grove, Tibbets, and
Shopiere.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 39/90 between mile markers 162 and 182.
Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 6 and 13.
Interstate 43 between mile markers 4 and 23.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 PM CDT for
south central and southeastern Wisconsin.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.