| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Walworth |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 10:55:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 11:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 9 at 10:55PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 1054 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Whitewater, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 45 to 50 mph and nickel size 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…
Whitewater, Elkhorn, East Troy, Potter Lake, Richmond, La Grange,
Abells Corners, Tibbets, Troy Center, and Millard.
This includes the following highways…
U.S. Highway 12 near mile marker 320.
Interstate 43 between mile markers 29 and 42.
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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