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Flood Watch 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this flood watch at Apr 16, 2026, 3:11 PM CDT for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 17, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2026, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2026, 12:08 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Apr 16, 2:38 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 2:38 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Apr 15, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green | 24 min |
| Apr 15, 7:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Apr 15, 7:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Rock | 41 min |
| Apr 15, 7:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette, Rock, Walworth | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 26 min |
| Apr 15, 7:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 37 min |
| Apr 15, 7:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 39 min |
| Apr 15, 8:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Waukesha | 44 min |
| Apr 15, 8:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 8:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Walworth | 27 min |
| Apr 15, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 8:08 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 2 hr | |
| Apr 15, 8:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 30 min |
| Apr 15, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 29 min |
| Apr 15, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Walworth | 53 min |
| Apr 15, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 33 min |
| Apr 15, 8:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Racine | 20 min |
| Apr 15, 8:52 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 9:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 32 min |
| Apr 15, 9:41 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 22 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 36 min | |
| Apr 15, 10:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Racine | 4 days |
| Apr 15, 10:46 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 44 hr |
| Apr 15, 10:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 3 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 5 days |
| Apr 15, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 13 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Waukesha | 6 days |
| Apr 15, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 21 days |
| Apr 15, 11:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 44 hr |
| Apr 15, 11:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 4 days |
| Apr 16, 3:01 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Sheboygan | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Dane, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, Walworth and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Apr 16, 4:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 3 days |
| Apr 16, 5:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth, Waukesha | 7 hr |
| Apr 16, 5:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 14 hr |
| Apr 16, 10:46 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | 41 hr | |
| Apr 16, 11:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Dane | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 11:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac | 8 hr |
| Apr 16, 11:45 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | MKX | Jefferson, Rock | 34 hr |
| Apr 16, 12:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Green Lake | 21 days |
| Apr 16, 12:25 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 21 days |
| Apr 16, 12:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 21 days |
| Apr 16, 12:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | MKX | Jefferson | 21 days |
| Apr 16, 12:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Sauk | 66 hr |
| Apr 16, 6:23 PM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and 6 more | 15 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.