| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dodge; Washington; Jefferson; Waukesha |
| Effective | 9/4/2026, 9:35:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 9/4/2026, 10:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued September 4 at 9:35AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 934 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Watertown, moving 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…
Brookfield, Menomonee Falls, Watertown, Hartford, Pewaukee, Sussex,
Hartland, Delafield, Jackson, Slinger, Germantown, Okauchee Lake,
Oconomowoc, Lisbon, Merton, Johnson Creek, Butler, Lannon, Lac La
Belle, and Richfield.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 94 between mile markers 264 and 276, and between mile
markers 278 and 280.
Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 34 and 51.
Interstate 41 between mile markers 50 and 65.
U.S. Highway 45 between mile markers 61 and 64.
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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