NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WITO.W 0044April 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Kenosha, Racine and Walworth, WI
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a tornado warning for Kenosha, Racine and Walworth in Wisconsin, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on April 17. It was the 44th 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 49 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
- Kenosha, Racine and Walworth
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:11 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX TO.W 0044
- 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... East central Walworth County in southeastern Wisconsin... Southwestern Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin... Northwestern Kenosha County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 710 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located along a line extending from near Elkhorn to Como, moving east at 25 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... Lake Geneva, Como, and Bohners Lake around 715 PM CDT. Rochester and Browns Lake around 720 PM CDT. Wheatland and Waterford North around 725 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these tornadic storms include Honey Creek, Waterford, Burlington, and Springfield.
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.