| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Dodge; Jefferson |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 5:58:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 5:58PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Details
At 557 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Waterloo to Brooklyn. Movement was east at
35 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…
Watertown, Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills,
Columbus, Waterloo, Johnson Creek, Palmyra, Cambridge, Lake Ripley,
Lake Koshkonong, Ixonia, Rome, Ashippun, Lebanon, Milford, Hebron,
Reeseville, and Sullivan.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 94 between mile markers 255 and 278.
Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 14 and 52.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
south central and southeastern Wisconsin.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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