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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0142 for Southern Wisconsin, Lake Michigan

Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

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EXPIRED Severe Thunderstorm Watch #0142

Locations Affected

Southern Wisconsin

Lake Michigan

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Summary

Multiple supercells and bowing structures will spread quickly eastward this morning across southern Wisconsin. Scattered large hail around 1-2 inches in diameter and 60-70 mph wind gusts may occur with this activity.

Severe Weather Threats

Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Details

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 142
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
555 AM CDT Fri Apr 18 2025

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
  Southern Wisconsin
  Lake Michigan

* Effective this Friday morning from 555 AM until 1100 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
  Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
    inches in diameter possible
  Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible

SUMMARY...Multiple supercells and bowing structures will spread
quickly eastward this morning across southern Wisconsin. Scattered
large hail around 1-2 inches in diameter and 60-70 mph wind gusts
may occur with this activity.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 30
statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west of
Madison WI to 30 miles east northeast of Racine WI. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU2).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

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AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27050.

...Gleason

National Risk Overview

Friday, April 18: TORNADO: 5%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Saturday, April 19: TORNADO: 5%; HAIL: 15%; WIND: 15%
Sunday, April 20: ANY SEVERE: 15%
Monday, April 21: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Tuesday, April 22: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Wednesday, April 23: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Thursday, April 24: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low
Friday, April 25: ANY SEVERE: predictability too low

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