NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WITO.W 0079July 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Dodge and Fond du Lac, WI
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a tornado warning for Dodge and Fond du Lac in Wisconsin, which was in force until 1:45 p.m. local time on July 27. It was the 79th tornado warning the NWS office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued in 2026. Wisconsin had 24 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 12 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Wisconsin's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 39 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
- Dodge and Fond du Lac
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:06 p.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 p.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX TO.W 0079
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORMKX The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Western Fond du Lac County in east central Wisconsin... Northern Dodge County in southeastern Wisconsin... * Until 145 PM CDT. * At 106 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Rosendale, or near Ripon, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail. SOURCE...Weather spotters reported funnel cloud. 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... Rosendale and Brandon around 110 PM CDT. Waupun and Oakfield around 115 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Kekoskee, Eldorado, Atwater, Oak Center, Brownsville, Burnett, Fairwater, Lagoda, Knowles, and South Beaver Dam. Other landmarks included are the following Location Horicon Marsh.
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.