⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Washington; Waukesha; Rock; Walworth – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 6:32PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI

Details

At 632 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Hartford to near Johnson Creek to near
Jefferson to near Edgerton to near Brodhead. 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…
Waukesha, West Allis, Wauwatosa, New Berlin, Brookfield, Greenfield,
Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Whitewater, Hartford, Pewaukee, Sussex,
Elkhorn, Hartland, Delavan, Hales Corners, Lake Geneva, Mukwonago,
Delafield, and Jackson.

This includes the following highways…
U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 320 and 338.
Interstate 94 between mile markers 279 and 303.
Interstate 43 between mile markers 12 and 59.
Interstate 41 between mile markers 49 and 65.
U.S. Highway 45 between mile markers 61 and 64.

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
south central and southeastern Wisconsin.

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