NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WIFF.W 0019August 10, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Racine and Walworth, WI
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a flash flood warning for Racine and Walworth in Wisconsin, which was in force until 3:30 a.m. local time on August 10. It was the 19th flash flood warning the NWS office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued in 2026. Wisconsin had 1 flash flood warning in August 2026, against 8 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Wisconsin's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- Area
- Racine and Walworth
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:25 a.m. CDT, August 10, 2026
- Expires
- 3:30 a.m. CDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX FF.W 0019
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
FFWMKX The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Southwestern Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin... East Central Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 330 AM CDT. * At 1225 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Elkhorn, Bohners Lake, Browns Lake, Burlington, Springfield, Honey Creek, Abells Corners, Tibbets and Millard. This includes the following streams and drainages... White River, Como Creek, Fox River, Turtle Creek, Hoosier Creek, Ore Creek, Sugar Creek, Spring Creek, Honey Creek and Spring Brook.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.