⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Iowa; Lafayette – Thursday, September 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 3 at 7:49AM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details

At 749 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles east of Fennimore
to Shullsburg. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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…
Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Darlington, Shullsburg, Belmont, Argyle,
Blanchardville, Barneveld, Wiota, Highland, Arena, Ridgeway,
Centerville, Avoca, Orion, Linden, South Wayne, Waldwick, Cobb, and
Fayette.

This includes the following highways…
U.S. Highway 18 between mile markers 49 and 61.
U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 23 and 47.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.