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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Milwaukee, WI

April 14, 2026Iowa County, Lafayette County, Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this tornado warning at Apr 14, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT for Iowa County, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 14, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired: Apr 14, 2026, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Milwaukee, WI
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 14, 2:33 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 140 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1575 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -39 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1493 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 371 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.9
Supercell composite: 19.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

525 
WFUS53 KMKX 150005
TORMKX
WIC049-065-150030-
/O.NEW.KMKX.TO.W.0021.260415T0005Z-260415T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
705 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Lafayette County in south central Wisconsin...
  Southeastern Iowa County in south central Wisconsin...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 704 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Mineral Point, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Blanchardville around 710 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Jonesdale, Waldwick, Hollandale, Yellowstone Lake St Park, and
Fayette.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4288 9021 4295 8984 4274 8984 4275 9021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0004Z 264DEG 49KT 4282 9012 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

GAGAN

1 follow-up statement

085 
WWUS53 KMKX 150024
SVSMKX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
724 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

WIC049-065-150034-
/O.EXP.KMKX.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-260415T0030Z/
Lafayette WI-Iowa WI-
724 PM CDT Tue Apr 14 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN
IOWA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
Wisconsin.

&&

LAT...LON 4288 9021 4295 8984 4274 8984 4275 9021
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 264DEG 49KT 4285 8977 

$$

GAGAN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 14, 7:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Fond du Lac, Green Lake	30 min
Apr 14, 7:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Dodge, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha	3 hr
Apr 14, 7:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Green, Rock	24 min
Apr 14, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Dane	22 min
Apr 14, 7:25 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Dane, Iowa	3 hr
Apr 14, 7:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Fond du Lac, Green Lake	3 hr
Apr 14, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dodge, Jefferson	62 min
Apr 14, 7:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Dane, Green, Rock	51 min
Apr 14, 7:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MKX	Milwaukee, Waukesha	3 hr
Apr 14, 7:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Walworth	61 min
Apr 14, 8:00 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	MKX		2 hr
Apr 14, 8:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Jefferson, Waukesha	21 min
Apr 14, 8:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Walworth	23 min
Apr 14, 8:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Kenosha, Racine	49 min
Apr 14, 8:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Racine	33 min
Apr 14, 8:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Kenosha	17 min
Apr 14, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sauk	33 min
Apr 14, 10:02 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha	3 hr
Apr 14, 10:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Dodge	21 days
Apr 14, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Marquette	16 min
Apr 14, 10:33 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Green, Lafayette	3 hr
Apr 14, 10:57 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Waukesha	3 hr
Apr 14, 10:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Green, Rock, Walworth	3 hr
Apr 14, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Sauk	43 min
Apr 14, 11:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MKX	Green, Rock	3 hr
Apr 14, 11:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Columbia, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk	33 min
Apr 15, 3:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Walworth	30 min
Apr 15, 3:23 AM CDT	Dense Fog Advisory	MKX	Columbia, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sauk	7 hr
Apr 15, 3:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Kenosha	50 min
Apr 15, 4:22 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Jefferson	21 days
Apr 15, 4:22 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Jefferson	40 hr
Apr 15, 4:23 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Rock	21 days
Apr 15, 4:24 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Green Lake	40 hr
Apr 15, 10:50 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Kenosha	15 days
Apr 15, 11:17 AM CDT	Flood Watch	MKX	Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more	24 hr
Apr 15, 11:19 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Waukesha	3 days
Apr 15, 11:22 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Ozaukee	5 days
Apr 15, 11:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MKX	Jefferson	21 days
Apr 15, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Iowa, Sauk	56 min
Apr 15, 5:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Iowa	46 min
Apr 15, 5:56 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	MKX	Jefferson	21 days
Apr 15, 6:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Iowa	38 min
Apr 15, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MKX	Green, Lafayette	52 min
Apr 15, 6:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MKX	Green, Lafayette	46 min
Apr 15, 6:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MKX	Dane	31 min

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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.