| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Racine |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 8:23:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 9:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 8:23PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 823 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Big Bend to near Potter Lake to near East Troy.
Movement was 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…
Union Grove, Wind Lake, Rochester, Yorkville, Waterford North, Browns
Lake, Eagle Lake, Burlington, Waterford, Honey Creek, Kansasville,
and North Cape.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside 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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