| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Milwaukee |
| Effective | 7/27/2026, 12:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/27/2026, 1:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 12:22PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 1221 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
northeastern Milwaukee, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Northern Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, Brown Deer, Fox Point, Bayside,
Glendale, River Hills, Milwaukee Hoan Bridge, Shorewood, Marquette
University, Maier Festival Park, and UW-Milwaukee.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 43 between mile markers 73 and 82.
Interstate 41 near mile marker 48.
Interstate 794 between mile markers 1 and 2.
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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