⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Dodge; Jefferson – Sunday, August 9, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 10:03AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details

At 1003 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fall River to near
Brooklyn. Movement was east at 30 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…
Watertown, Whitewater, Hartford, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake
Mills, Waterloo, Juneau, Johnson Creek, Palmyra, Hustisford, Lake
Ripley, Lake Koshkonong, Ixonia, Rome, Ashippun, Rubicon, Lebanon,
Milford, and Hebron.

This includes the following highways…
U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 121 and 126.
Interstate 94 between mile markers 255 and 278.
Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 14 and 53.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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

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