| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sauk; Columbia; Dodge; Washington; Ozaukee |
| Effective | 9/3/2026, 7:41:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/3/2026, 8:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 7:41AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 738 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms near Portage, Columbus, Slinger and Richfield.
Storms are moving 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, Watertown, Mequon, Beaver Dam, Hartford, Baraboo, Brown
Deer, Grafton, Cedarburg, Waupun, Port Washington, Portage,
Reedsburg, Jackson, Mayville, Slinger, Columbus, Saukville, Bayside,
and Kewaskum.
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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