| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Jefferson, WI |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 7:23:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 7:23PM CDT until June 17 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
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The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Jefferson County in southeastern Wisconsin…
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 723 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lake Ripley to near Edgerton, moving east at 50
mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Johnson Creek,
Palmyra, Cambridge, Lake Ripley, Lake Koshkonong, Rome, Hebron,
Sullivan, Busseyville, Helenville, and Nws Milwaukee/sullivan.
Instructions
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern
Wisconsin.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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