⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Washington; Ozaukee – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details

At 530 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Kewaskum to West Bend to near Jackson.
Movement was east at 20 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…
West Bend, Jackson, Slinger, Kewaskum, Newburg, Boltonville, Waubeka,
Fillmore, Keowns, and Nabob.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 41 mile marker 65 and near mile marker 74.
U.S. Highway 45 between mile markers 65 and 73.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern Wisconsin.

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