🌱 Patch AM: How close this week’s storms came to Sussex’s April tornado path

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In today's newsletter:

• How close this week's storms came to Sussex's April tornado path

Also on today's calendar: Wisconsin Wind Orchestra and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny; pleasant, low humidity, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 61.
• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Really active first 8 months': Wisconsin now at 47 tornadoes in 2026 (cbs58.com) — Severe storms earlier this week caused significant tree damage across parts of Sussex, just two miles from April's EF-2 tornado track, leaving residents shaken but grateful homes were spared. Experts say Wisconsin has already seen 47 tornadoes in 2026, making this one of the state's most active tornado years on record and underscoring why locals keep heading to the basement.
   

📸 Around Sussex

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sussex

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday August 25
• Rumors Cruise Night – Sussex →
  Rumors Sports Bar & Grill, W232N6368 Waukesha Ave, Sussex
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday August 24
• Teacher in-service (All teachers)
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
Wednesday August 26
• Teacher in-service (All teachers)
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
Thursday August 27
• Teacher in-service (Grades 7-12)
  Hamilton SD Sussex, WI 53089
Saturday August 29
• Ellen Winters: Ellen & Kostia →
  Fujiyama | Brookfield, 17395 W Bluemound Rd, Brookfield
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Rumors Cruise Night – Sussex →
  Rumors Sports Bar & Grill, W232N6368 Waukesha Ave, Sussex
  5:00 pm
• Public Works Committee →
  Sussex Civic Center, N64 W23760 Main St, Sussex
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 6
• Wisconsin Wind Orchestra →
  Saint Luke's Lutheran Church, 300 Carroll St, Waukesha
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Thirsty Duck Cruise Night – Sussex →
  Thirsty Duck Sussex, N64W23180 Main St, Sussex
  3:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• Pewaukee Ride & Drive Boating Event →
  The Sports Dock, W278 N2345, Prospect Ave, Pewaukee
  3:00 pm
• Plan Commission →
  Pewaukee, WI Calendar
  6:00 pm
• Swallow School Board Meeting
  Swallow Hartland, WI 53029
  6:00 pm
• Pewaukee Lake Waterski Show →
  Lakefront Park - Pewaukee, 222 W Wisconsin Ave, Pewaukee
  6:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Quad/Graphics, Inc. posted a job opening for Inventory Control Material Handler in Sussex. Apply here.
• Columbus McKinnon Corporation posted a job opening for Electrical Assembler in Sussex. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sussex here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pewaukee

• Pewaukee Village Board to consider $2,500 share for regional water plan update (gmtoday.com)
• Wisconsin commit Cole Reiter ready for final season at Germantown before joining Badgers (wisn.com)
• Diamonds in the Rough: Krueger-Haskell Golf Course (wiscogolfaddict.com)

Menomonee Falls

• Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) Declares $0.12 Quarterly Dividend (marketbeat.com)

Ok Sussex! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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