Special Weather Statement

# HEADLINE -------------------- A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN WAUKESHA, SOUTHERN WASHINGTON, NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 AM CDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 934 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Watertown, moving east at 40 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Brookfield, Menomonee Falls, Watertown, Hartford, Pewaukee, Sussex, Hartland, Delafield, Jackson, Slinger, Germantown, Okauchee Lake, Oconomowoc, Lisbon, Merton, Johnson Creek, Butler, Lannon, Lac La Belle, and Richfield. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS Interstate 94 between mile markers 264 and 276, and between mile markers 278 and 280. Wisconsin Highway 26 between mile markers 34 and 51. Interstate 41 between mile markers 50 and 65. U.S. Highway 45 between mile markers 61 and 64. ISSUED AT Friday, September 4, 2026 at 9:35 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Dodge WI, Jefferson WI, Washington WI, Waukesha WI

Lightning Alert

Fri 10:05 AM - Fri 10:35 AM

Closest strike: 0.43 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.