Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth Counties in Wisconsin
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NOAA issued it on April 14, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties in southeastern Wisconsin, with 70 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches expected until 2:15 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Wisconsin
- Issued
- April 14, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan WI. It is effective from 1:30 AM CDT until 2:15 AM CDT on April 14, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Kenosha County, Southern Racine County, and Southern Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin. Specific locations impacted include Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie, Elkhorn, Delavan, Lake Geneva, Union Grove, Paddock Lake, Williams Bay, Camp Lake, Winthrop Harbor, Twin Lakes, Wheatland, Genoa City, Walworth, Silver Lake, Fontana-On-Geneva Lake, Powers Lake, Como, Pell Lake, and Bohners Lake.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches, as indicated by radar. Expect considerable tree damage, and damage to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 1:30 AM CDT on April 14, 2026, until 2:15 AM CDT on the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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