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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 117, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2026, 10:35 AM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 40 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
- May 17, 2026, 10:35 AM CDT (15:35 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2026, 11:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Dane County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:37 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 570 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 17, 6:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 6:23 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 6:09 AM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 609 AM CDT Sun May 17 2026 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-181115- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 609 AM CDT Sun May 17 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected this morning into the afternoon. Stronger storms may have small hail and sub-severe gusty winds. A dying complex of thunderstorms may approach western portions of our area tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Rounds of thunderstorms are expected Monday into Tuesday. There is much uncertainty with the severe thunderstorm potential, but at least a low probability for severe storms is forecast. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed Monday. LMZ643>646-181115- Sheboygan to Port Washington WI- Port Washington to North Point Light WI- North Point Light to Wind Point WI- Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL- 609 AM CDT Sun May 17 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of fog may form later today into this evening. There is a chance for thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Chances for thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday. A Small Craft Advisory may be needed from Sheboygan to Winthrop Harbor for Monday and Tuesday due to persistent and gusty south winds and high waves. LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-181115- Lake Michigan Michigan City IN to St. Joseph MI 5 NM offshore to mid-line of lake.- Lake Michigan from Seul Choix Point to Rock Island Passage 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan South of a line from Seul Choix Point to the Mackinac Bridge and North of a line from Charlevoix MI to South Fox Island 5NM offshore- Lake Michigan from Charlevoix to Point Betsie MI 5NM Offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Point Betsie to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Rock Island Passage to Sturgeon Bay WI 5NM offshore to mid lake- Lake Michigan from Sturgeon Bay to Two Rivers WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Two Rivers to Sheboygan WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Sheboygan to Port Washington WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Port Washington to North Point Light WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from North Point Light to Wind Point WI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wind Point WI to Winthrop Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Wilmette Harbor to Michigan City in 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Pentwater to Manistee MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Whitehall to Pentwater MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Grand Haven to Whitehall MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from Holland to Grand Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- Lake Michigan from South Haven to Holland MI 5NM offshore to Mid lake- Lake Michigan from St Joseph to South Haven MI 5NM offshore to Mid Lake- 609 AM CDT Sun May 17 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Areas of fog may form later today into tonight. There are chances for thunderstorms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Breezy south winds and high waves are expected Monday into Tuesday. Chances for thunderstorms at times Monday into Tuesday. www.weather.gov/mkx
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Iowa | 49 min |
| May 17, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Rock | 43 min |
| May 17, 10:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Green | 27 min |
| May 17, 11:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Dane | 51 min |
| May 17, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Sauk | 38 min |
| May 17, 11:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Dane | 27 min |
| May 17, 11:46 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Columbia, Dane | 29 min |
| May 17, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dodge | 42 min |
| May 17, 1:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Washington | 37 min |
| May 17, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Washington | 48 min |
| May 17, 1:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Fond du Lac | 16 min |
| May 17, 1:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Sheboygan | 47 min |
| May 17, 2:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 57 min | |
| May 17, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Fond du Lac | 31 min |
Nearby
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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.