NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WITO.W 0078July 27, 2026
Tornado Warning: Fond du Lac, WI
The National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan issued a tornado warning for Fond du Lac in Wisconsin, which was in force until 1:30 p.m. local time on July 27. It was the 78th 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 46 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
- Fond du Lac
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:44 p.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- Expires
- 1:30 p.m. CDT, July 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KMKX TO.W 0078
- 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... Eastern Fond du Lac County in east central Wisconsin... * Until 130 PM CDT. * At 1244 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Southern Lake Winnebago, or 7 miles northeast of North Fond Du Lac, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail. 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... Fond Du Lac, North Fond Du Lac, and Southern Lake Winnebago around 1250 PM CDT. Campbellsport around 105 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Byron, Peebles, Mount Calvary, Eden, Dundee, Ashford, Pipe, Waucousta, Taycheedah, and Calvary.
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.