NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WITO.W 0005April 14, 2026
Tornado Warning: Columbia, Dane and Dodge, WI
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a tornado warning for Columbia, Dane and Dodge in Wisconsin, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on April 14. It was the 5th tornado warning the NWS office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued in 2026. Wisconsin had 83 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 3 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Wisconsin's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Milwaukee/Sullivan WI
- Area
- Columbia, Dane and Dodge
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:27 a.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX TO.W 0005
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Wisconsin since 2008Every warning type in Wisconsin
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The notice as issued
TORMKX The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Columbia County in south central Wisconsin... Northeastern Dane County in south central Wisconsin... West central Dodge County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 100 AM CDT. * At 1227 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located along a line extending from near Deforest to Madison, moving east at 50 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. * These dangerous storms will be near... Eastern Madison, Sun Prairie, Windsor, Deforest, Cottage Grove, and Maple Bluff around 1230 AM CDT. Columbus and Marshall around 1235 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Morrisonville, Deansville, Token Creek, and East Bristol.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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.