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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2026, 5:47 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 58 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, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1:57 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 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
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 Jun 11, 5:30 PM CDT, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 5:30 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 2:00 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 200 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-121900- Marquette-Green Lake-Fond du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- 200 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin and southeast Wisconsin. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Thunderstorms will move west to east across southern Wisconsin this afternoon into early this evening. Damaging winds, isolated tornadoes, and large hail are the main hazards. The greatest tornado risk is for counties along the Wisconsin Illinois state line, roughly along and south of a line from Darlington to Racine. Flash flooding of urban and slow drainage areas is expected. There is a moderate swim risk late this afternoon and tonight for Sheboygan, Ozaukee and Milwaukee counties. Breaking waves and currents are expected. Stay away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There is a chance for thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon and evening. LMZ643>646-121900- 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- 200 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters from Sheboygan Wisconsin to Winthrop Harbor Illinois. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms are likely late this afternoon and evening. Winds and waves will reach Small Craft Advisory levels late this afternoon and tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There are chances for thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening. LMZ080-261-362-364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868- 870-872-874-876-878-121900- 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- 200 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the open waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms are likely late this afternoon and evening. Areas of dense fog will remain possible especially over the north half. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday There are chances for thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and evening. www.weather.gov/mkx
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 12:43 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1243 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026
WIZ058>060-065-066-111815-
Dodge WI-Waukesha WI-Milwaukee WI-Washington WI-Ozaukee WI-
1243 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT OZAUKEE...NORTHERN MILWAUKEE...
NORTHEASTERN WAUKESHA...WASHINGTON AND EAST CENTRAL DODGE COUNTIES
THROUGH 115 PM CDT...
At 1243 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Iron Ridge to near Germantown to West
Milwaukee. Movement was northeast at 50 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...
Milwaukee, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Brookfield, Greenfield, Menomonee
Falls, West Bend, Mequon, Hartford, Whitefish Bay, Brown Deer,
Grafton, Cedarburg, Port Washington, Sussex, Jackson, Fox Point, Elm
Grove, Slinger, and Saukville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 94 between mile markers 303 and 310.
Interstate 43 between mile markers 73 and 110.
Interstate 41 between mile markers 40 and 77.
U.S. Highway 45 between mile markers 61 and 73.
Interstate 41/894 between mile markers 0 and 2.
Interstate 41/43/894 between mile markers 7 and 9.
Interstate 43/94 between mile markers 311 and 315.
Interstate 794 between mile markers 1 and 3.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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LAT...LON 4338 8787 4326 8791 4318 8788 4312 8790
4307 8787 4303 8790 4299 8788 4295 8798
4320 8828 4334 8859 4354 8829 4354 8780
4349 8779
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 238DEG 43KT 4340 8846 4325 8819 4302 8797
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
HEERENLocal storm report, Jun 11, 5:31 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Marquette | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 3:52 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | MKX | 20 hr | |
| Jun 11, 10:24 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Green, Iowa, Lafayette | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 11:02 AM CDT | Flood Watch | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 9 hr |
| Jun 11, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Dane | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 11:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Jefferson, Rock, Walworth, Waukesha | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 11:43 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MKX | Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk | 77 min |
| Jun 11, 12:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Ozaukee, Washington | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 4:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Green, Rock | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:23 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MKX | Rock | 103 min |
| Jun 11, 5:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Rock, Walworth | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 5:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Walworth | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Milwaukee, Waukesha | 55 min |
| Jun 11, 6:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 29 min |
| Jun 11, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 51 min | |
| Jun 11, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Milwaukee | 21 min |
| Jun 11, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MKX | Fond du Lac, Sheboygan | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 6:38 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | MKX | 52 min | |
| Jun 11, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MKX | Kenosha | 30 min |
| Jun 11, 6:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Walworth | 3 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.