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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI

June 11, 20264 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this high wind warning at Jun 11, 2026, 11:43 AM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2026, 11:43 AM CDT (16:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 11, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 11, 2026, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Columbia County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Sauk County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2026-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2026-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1194 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

457 
WWUS73 KMKX 111643
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1143 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

WIZ046-047-056-057-111900-
/O.NEW.KMKX.HW.W.0002.260611T1700Z-260611T1900Z/
Marquette-Green Lake-Sauk-Columbia-
Including the cities of Princeton, Lake Wisconsin, Portage,
Berlin, Reedsburg, Baraboo, Montello, Sauk City, Markesan,
Endeavor, Columbus, Neshkoro, Westfield, Lodi, Oxford, and
Prairie Du Sac
1143 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Easterly winds up to 60 mph expected as drying showers move 
  eastward through the area.

* WHERE...Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, and Sauk Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM CDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. 
  Power outages are possible. Travel may become difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid windows. Watch for falling debris and tree limbs. Use caution 
if you must drive.

&&

$$

HEEREN
1 follow-up statement
848 
WWUS73 KMKX 111800
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
100 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

WIZ046-047-056-057-111900-
/O.CAN.KMKX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260611T1900Z/
Marquette-Green Lake-Sauk-Columbia-
Including the cities of Princeton, Lake Wisconsin, Portage,
Berlin, Reedsburg, Baraboo, Montello, Sauk City, Markesan,
Endeavor, Columbus, Neshkoro, Westfield, Lodi, Oxford, and
Prairie Du Sac
100 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Remnant showers have dried across the area, with no additional high 
winds expected from drying showers.

$$

HEEREN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXMarquette60 min
Jun 11, 3:52 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMKX20 hr
Jun 11, 10:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXGreen, Iowa, Lafayette66 min
Jun 11, 11:02 AM CDTFlood WatchMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more9 hr
Jun 11, 11:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXDane44 min
Jun 11, 11:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXJefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha53 min
Jun 11, 12:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXOzaukee, Washington32 min
Jun 11, 4:34 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXGreen, Rock3 hr
Jun 11, 5:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMKXRock103 min
Jun 11, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXRock, Walworth44 min
Jun 11, 5:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXWalworth3 hr
Jun 11, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXKenosha, Racine58 min
Jun 11, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXMilwaukee, Waukesha55 min
Jun 11, 6:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMKXKenosha, Racine29 min
Jun 11, 6:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX51 min
Jun 11, 6:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXMilwaukee21 min
Jun 11, 6:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMKXFond du Lac, Sheboygan38 min
Jun 11, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningMKX52 min
Jun 11, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMKXKenosha30 min
Jun 11, 6:57 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMKXKenosha, Walworth3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.