| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dodge; Washington; Jefferson; Waukesha |
| Effective | 7/27/2026, 9:54:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/27/2026, 10:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 9:54AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 954 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles north of Watertown to near Jefferson.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Waukesha, Watertown, Pewaukee, Hartland, Jefferson, Delafield, Wales,
Okauchee Lake, Oconomowoc, Ottawa, Merton, Johnson Creek, Dousman,
Lac La Belle, Ixonia, Rome, Ashippun, Lebanon, Nashotah, and
Waterville.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 94 between mile markers 265 and 293.
Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 31 and 49.
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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