Updated 4/17/26 @ 2:45 p.m. – A tornado watch is in effect for all of Southern Wisconsin until 8 p.m.

Updated 4/17/26 @ 1:30 p.m. – A flood watch is in effect for all of Southern Wisconsin from 1 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday

The National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan Weather Forecast Office indicates that our area has the potential for another severe storm on Friday afternoon. It’s expected to arrive around 5 p.m. with the primary risk being damaging winds.

Speaking of damaging winds, some city residents were without power for as much as twelve hours after the storm that hit the city at approximately 1 a.m. on Tuesday. A number of businesses were also without power for hours, reportedly resulting in massive losses of refrigerated food at Aldi, Kwik Trip (at least on Hwy 59) and Walmart.

The Weather Service has been busy this week following up on reports of possible tornadoes, and thus far has confirmed at least six touchdowns. The closest was an EF-1 in East Troy with windspeeds exceeding 100 m.p.h., resulting in destruction of a house.