NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WITO.W 0010April 14, 2026
Tornado Warning: Milwaukee, Racine and Waukesha, WI
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a tornado warning for Milwaukee, Racine and Waukesha in Wisconsin, which was in force until 2:15 a.m. local time on April 14. It was the 10th 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 43 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
- Milwaukee, Racine and Waukesha
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:32 a.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- Expires
- 2:15 a.m. CDT, April 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX TO.W 0010
- 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... Southern Milwaukee County in southeastern Wisconsin... Racine County in southeastern Wisconsin... Southeastern Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 215 AM CDT. * At 132 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Potter Lake, or near East Troy, moving east at 45 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. * This dangerous storm will be near... Muskego, Wind Lake, Rochester, Big Bend, Browns Lake, and Waterford North around 135 AM CDT. Franklin and Eagle Lake around 140 AM CDT. Union Grove, Raymond, and Yorkville around 145 AM CDT. Oak Creek and Sturtevant around 150 AM CDT. Racine and Mount Pleasant around 155 AM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Waterford, Franksville, Kansasville, Honey Creek, North Cape, Caledonia, and Burlington.
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.