Thunderstorms Today Bring Marginal Risk for Severe Weather

GREENFIELD, WI — According to the National Weather Service, residents in southeastern Wisconsin will likely see storms today, and are subject to a slight risk of damaging winds and large hail, and a low risk of a tornado, mainly southwest of Madison.

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of east central Wisconsin, south central Wisconsin, and southeast Wisconsin.

This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a Slight Risk of severe thunderstorms across much of south central Wisconsin mainly along and southwest of a line from the Dells to Janesville. There is a Marginal Risk for the rest of southern Wisconsin.

The primary threats will be damaging winds and large hail, however there is a low risk of a tornado, mainly
southwest of Madison. The greatest threat of severe weather will be overnight mainly between 10 PM and 4 AM.

Thursday through Tuesday

There is a chance for a thunderstorm across far southeast Wisconsin early Thursday morning.

Another inch of rainfall tonight will cause some rivers to rise to minor flood stage for the second half of the week.

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