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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at Feb 20, 2026, 12:02 AM CST for 13 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 20, 2026, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2026, 12:02 AM CST (06:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2026, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2026, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:03 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 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1032 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 342 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
628 WWUS73 KMKX 200602 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1202 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 WIZ056-057-062>072-201415- /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.260220T1200Z-260220T2100Z/ Sauk-Columbia-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Lafayette- Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Kenosha, Waukesha, Brodhead, Argyle, Jefferson, East Troy, Shullsburg, Mineral Point, Prairie Du Sac, Watertown, Elkhorn, Milwaukee, Beloit, Brookfield, Belmont, Reedsburg, Lodi, Whitewater, Delavan, Benton, Lake Geneva, Fort Atkinson, Sauk City, Baraboo, Lake Wisconsin, Blanchardville, Madison, Dodgeville, Racine, Menomonee Falls, New Berlin, Muskego, Darlington, Monroe, Columbus, Janesville, Barneveld, and Portage 1202 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 3 PM CST Friday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest wind gusts (around 45 mph) may only last a few hours of this time window in any given area, but when combined with the snowfall (particularly in the western half of the advisory area), could further worsen travel conditions and increase strain on tree branches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ SHEPPARD
2 follow-up statements
073 WWUS73 KMKX 201448 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 848 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 WIZ056-057-062>072-202100- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T2100Z/ Sauk-Columbia-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Lafayette- Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Belmont, Portage, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, Janesville, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Lake Wisconsin, Racine, Brodhead, Benton, Whitewater, Lodi, Dodgeville, Sauk City, Argyle, New Berlin, Monroe, Columbus, Menomonee Falls, Watertown, Mineral Point, Waukesha, Prairie Du Sac, Barneveld, Brookfield, Muskego, Shullsburg, Darlington, Delavan, Blanchardville, Kenosha, East Troy, Milwaukee, Beloit, Madison, Jefferson, and Fort Atkinson 848 AM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast Wisconsin. * WHEN...Until 3 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ GEHRING
767 WWUS73 KMKX 202116 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 316 PM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 WIZ056-057-062>072-202230- /O.EXP.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-260220T2100Z/ Sauk-Columbia-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee-Lafayette- Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Beloit, New Berlin, Madison, Dodgeville, Barneveld, East Troy, Brodhead, Whitewater, Darlington, Kenosha, Belmont, Brookfield, Watertown, Shullsburg, Lake Geneva, Fort Atkinson, Janesville, Benton, Prairie Du Sac, Delavan, Blanchardville, Waukesha, Reedsburg, Menomonee Falls, Argyle, Racine, Sauk City, Portage, Lodi, Baraboo, Elkhorn, Mineral Point, Muskego, Lake Wisconsin, Jefferson, Monroe, Columbus, and Milwaukee 316 PM CST Fri Feb 20 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds are slowly diminishing this afternoon and have fallen below Advisory criteria. Northwest winds will continue to gust to 25 to 30 MPH over the next couple of hours. $$ PATTERSON
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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.