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Small Craft Advisory 36, NWS Milwaukee, WI

March 31, 2026

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this small craft advisory at Mar 31, 2026, 3:17 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 31, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 31, 2026, 3:17 AM CDT (08:17 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 31, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 3, 2026, 4:00 AM CDT
In force: 54 hr
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 31, 1:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 1:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 1:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 11:00 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1100 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

WIZ051-052-310430-
Sheboygan WI-Fond Du Lac WI-
1100 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN FOND DU LAC AND
SHEBOYGAN COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...

At 1100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Elkhart Lake, or near Plymouth, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sheboygan, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg,
Kohler, Elkhart Lake, Greenbush, Cascade, Adell, Waldo, St. Cloud,
Glenbeulah, Haven, Johnsonville, Gibbsville, Marytown, and Hingham.

This includes Interstate 43 between mile markers 116 and 135.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4361 8775 4358 8796 4394 8825 4394 8817
      4389 8816 4389 8774 4381 8773 4376 8770
      4374 8771 4370 8770
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 270DEG 51KT 4382 8805

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

KUROSKI

Special weather statement, Mar 30, 11:01 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
1101 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

WIZ071-072-310415-
Racine WI-Kenosha WI-
1101 PM CDT Mon Mar 30 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RACINE AND
NORTHEASTERN KENOSHA COUNTIES THROUGH 1115 PM CDT...

At 1101 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Racine, moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Racine, Mount Pleasant, Sturtevant, Wind Point, Caledonia, Elmwood
Park, North Bay, and Franksville.

This includes Interstate 41/94 between mile markers 326 and 329.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
southeastern Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4276 8777 4270 8777 4267 8779 4267 8781
      4264 8782 4265 8792 4284 8797 4284 8782
      4281 8778 4278 8775
TIME...MOT...LOC 0401Z 270DEG 51KT 4273 8775

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

KUROSKI

Local storm report, Mar 30, 11:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 30, 11:48 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 1:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Mar 31, 2:06 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	30 min
Mar 30, 11:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Racine	14 min
Mar 30, 11:19 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		26 min
Mar 31, 1:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Rock	46 min
Mar 31, 4:30 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		90 min
Mar 31, 8:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Marquette	41 min
Mar 31, 8:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Green Lake	46 min
Mar 31, 8:47 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Fond du Lac, Green Lake	43 min
Mar 31, 9:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac	48 min
Mar 31, 9:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	33 min
Mar 31, 10:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sheboygan	16 min
Mar 31, 10:29 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		31 min
Mar 31, 10:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Racine, Walworth	45 min
Mar 31, 10:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Kenosha	34 min
Mar 31, 10:58 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		78 min
Mar 31, 11:03 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha	15 min
Mar 31, 11:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Rock	37 min
Mar 31, 11:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	55 min
Mar 31, 11:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Fond du Lac, Green Lake	68 min
Mar 31, 11:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Rock, Walworth	50 min
Mar 31, 12:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake	21 min
Mar 31, 12:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Waukesha	42 min
Mar 31, 12:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane, Green, Jefferson, Lafayette	66 min
Mar 31, 1:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Jefferson, Walworth, Waukesha	56 min
Mar 31, 2:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Rock	35 min
Mar 31, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Walworth	31 min

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