| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Washington; Ozaukee; Waukesha; Milwaukee |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 4:45:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 5:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 4:45AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 444 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Germantown, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Northern Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Menomonee Falls, Mequon,
Whitefish Bay, Pewaukee, Brown Deer, Grafton, Cedarburg, Port
Washington, Sussex, Hartland, Delafield, Jackson, Fox Point, Slinger,
Saukville, Bayside, and Thiensville.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 43 between mile markers 76 and 103.
Interstate 41 between mile markers 44 and 67.
U.S. Highway 45 between mile markers 61 and 67.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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