| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sheboygan; Ozaukee; Milwaukee; Racine; Kenosha |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 7:04:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 7:04PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Campbellsport to Newburg to near Cedarburg
to New Berlin to near Bohners Lake. Movement was northeast at 45 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…
Milwaukee, Kenosha, Racine, West Allis, Sheboygan, Wauwatosa,
Greenfield, Oak Creek, Mount Pleasant, Mequon, South Milwaukee,
Pleasant Prairie, Cudahy, Antioch, Whitefish Bay, Greendale, Brown
Deer, Grafton, Cedarburg, and Port Washington.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 94 between mile markers 304 and 310.
Interstate 43 between mile markers 60 and 61, and between mile
markers 73 and 135.
Interstate 41 between mile markers 40 and 48.
Interstate 41/894 between mile markers 0 and 4.
Interstate 41/43/894 between mile markers 5 and 9.
Interstate 43/94 between mile markers 311 and 316.
Interstate 41/94 between mile markers 317 and 349.
Interstate 794 between mile markers 1 and 3.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southeastern and east central Wisconsin.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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