Wednesday Morning Update: Strong to severe storms rolling through southeast Wisconsin

Up to date: 6:35 a.m. Apr. 2023

A brand new extreme thunderstorm warning has simply been issued for Walworth, Racine and Kenosha Counties till 7:30 AM. This extreme thunderstorm warning is usually for the potential for sturdy wind gusts to 60 mph and small hail. There’s a small twister risk with this storm however at this level no twister warning has been issued. 

This storm is at the moment positioned over Lake Geneva and shifting east. It’s anticipated to succeed in Burlington round 6:45 AM then Kenosha and Racine round 7:15 AM earlier than shifting over Lake Michigan.

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Up to date: 6:02 a.m. Apr. 5, 2023

As of 6 a.m. Wednesday morning all extreme thunderstorm warnings have both expired or been canceled. These storms are nonetheless sturdy with wind gusts over 50 mph and a few small hail. There’s at the moment no twister risk. The most recent monitor on the storms brings them into central Dodge and Jefferson Counties round 6:15 a.m. then Waukesha simply after 6:30 a.m. and Milwaukee County round 6:45 a.m.

Even when these storms are usually not extreme be sure you are staying protected from the frequent lightning.

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Up to date: 5:34 a.m. Apr. 5, 2023

Storms are beginning to perk up simply forward of a chilly entrance. Up to now these storms primarily pose a hail danger with wind gusts anticipated to say beneath 50 mph and no twister risk. A extreme thunderstorm warning has been issued for western components of Dodge and Jefferson Counties till 6:15 a.m. 

As these storms roll throughout southeast Wisconsin the extreme thunderstorm warnings will probably proceed. As quickly as this chilly entrance passes our native counties our extreme risk will go away.

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Up to date: 3:55 a.m. Apr. 5, 2023

A couple of lingering showers and storms are at the moment positioned over southeast Wisconsin. No storms have been sturdy since about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Till a chilly entrance rolls via within the late morning hours we do nonetheless have the potential for extreme climate.

This is a radar picture that may replace with time:

The extreme risk general for Wednesday morning has decreased. Solely a sliver of southern Milwaukee and jap Racine and Kenosha Counties stay in a Stage 2 Slight Threat with a Stage 1 Marginal Threat in play from Sheboygan to Janesville and east.

The twister risk has decreased with any extreme storms Wednesday morning. Some sturdy wind and hail stay the large risk and after some good heavy rain on Tuesday the flood risk has elevated a bit however shouldn’t be overly regarding.

Apart from the prospect for sturdy to extreme storms Wednesday morning, the opposite large story is the surge of heat. A heat entrance is at the moment shifting north throughout southeast Wisconsin pushing temps near 70* in southern counties. Everybody has an opportunity at some 60s to round 70 for late morning highs. The temperatures will drop this afternoon into the 50s. 

This is a present map of temperatures that may replace with time:

Obtain the CBS 58 Prepared Climate app to trace the chilly entrance and any stronger storms.

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Posted: 12:44 a.m. Apr. 5, 2023

The storm risk stays via a lot of Wednesday morning. Nonetheless ready on a robust chilly entrance to maneuver via the world. 

Among the storm exercise may very well be on the sturdy aspect with damaging wind, heavy rain, frequent lightning, and hail. 

Behind the entrance, search for quite breezy circumstances together with falling temperatures via the 50s and finally the 40s this night.  

The remainder of the week seems pretty quiet, together with the beginning of Passover Wednesday night and Good Friday as properly.  Truly, the Easter vacation weekend seems okay.  Anticipate a milder pattern too.  Highs into the weekend can be within the 50s and 60s.