Wild Weekend Weather: High wind warning issued for Saturday morning
Wind advisory in effect for entire area all day Saturday
Updated: 2:44 AM CDT Mar 15, 2025
REALLY WINDY. A LOT GOING ON, A LOT GOING ON. STARTING WITH THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED. THAT GOES ALL THE WAY UNTIL 4 A.M. FOR ALMOST ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. ONLY COUNTIES NOT INCLUDED FOND DU LAC AND SHEBOYGAN. WE’LL SEE HOW LONG WE CAN KEEP THE STRENGTH OF THESE STORMS MOVING OUT OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS, WORKING THEIR WAY INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. AND AGAIN, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, MEANING HAIL TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. BUT THE BIG THREAT FOR US THAT WE’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH IS WINDS TO 58MPH OR GREATER, AND THAT’S ALREADY BEEN THE CASE ALL ALONG THIS LINE. JUST TEXTED BACK AND FORTH WITH MY SISTER, WHOSE HOUSE WAS EITHER HIT BY A TORNADO OR A VERY STRONG WIND. THANKFULLY, DAMAGE IS NOT TOO BAD. THEY’RE FINE. NONETHELESS, WATCHING CLOSELY DOWN THERE. WE, OF COURSE, HAVE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN OUR DIRECTION. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TORNADO WATCHES IN RED. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN YELLOW. WE’VE GOT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS EVEN HERE INTO WISCONSIN, NOT INTO OUR AREA JUST YET. IT’S STILL GOING TO BE A WHILE AND WE’LL SEE IF SOME OF THESE WARNINGS MAKE THEIR WAY INTO SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. WHEN CAN YOU EXPECT THIS RAIN TO MOVE IN? 11 TO MIDNIGHT IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. SO WALWORTH AS WELL AS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, MIDNIGHT TO 1 A.M. AND THEN 1 A.M. TO 2 A.M. THIS IS A LITTLE LATER THAN ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED, BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE THESE STORMS WILL STILL PACK A PUNCH. HERE’S 11:00 JUST PUSHING INTO THE WESTERN COUNTIES. HERE’S MIDNIGHT. NOTICE ALL THAT RED THAT YOU SEE? THERE IS THIS LINE OF STORMS COMES THROUGH. THE THING IS, THERE’S NOT EVEN MUCH LIGHTNING ON THIS. BUT THIS STORM IS SO DYNAMIC, IT’S STILL GOING TO BE ABLE TO CREATE SOME VERY STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS ALL ALONG THAT LINE, EVEN WHEN THERE HASN’T BEEN THUNDERSTORMS, THERE’S STILL BEEN WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 TO 70MPH. SO THAT’S POSSIBLE HERE AS WELL. SATURDAY, IN TERMS OF RAIN, I THINK WE’RE OKAY. WE’LL EVEN GET A LITTLE BIT OF SUN FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE WIND, AND THE WIND IS GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY STRONG. SPEAKING OF STRONG WINDS, THAT’S OUR CONCERN FOR TONIGHT AS THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS MOVE IN. GUSTS BEYOND 60MPH ARE POSSIBLE. SOME SMALL HAIL. THERE STILL IS A SMALL CHANCE OF A BRIEF SPIN UP OF A TORNADO. IT’S SOMETHING WE’LL BE WATCHING CLOSELY HERE AT WEATHERWATCH 12. SO THOSE THREATS REMAIN THE SAME. GOING ALL THE WAY OUT UNTIL ABOUT 2:00 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN I THINK WE’LL START TO WIND SOME OF THAT DOWN. STILL WATCHING THE MOISTURE. IT REALLY HASN’T BEEN ABLE TO COME BACK TOO MUCH, BUT A LITTLE BIT. WIND DIRECTION DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE, SO IT COULD HELP US IN TERMS OF SOME STABILITY. WE’RE AT 60 IN MILWAUKEE, 73 IN CHICAGO. NOTICE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AFTER THAT MOVES THROUGH. ALSO NOTICE ALL THE WIND 40MPH. THIS WHOLE POCKET OF WIND IS GOING TO MOVE IN FOR TOMORROW. THIS IS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THIS REALLY IMPRESSIVE STORM. DEW POINTS. IT’S AN IMPORTANT NUMBER. NORMALLY YOU DON’T GET SEVERE WEATHER WHEN DEW POINTS ARE IN THE 40S, BUT NOW THEY’RE KIND OF PULLING INTO THE LOWER 50S. THIS WOULD BE THE BETTER CHANCE THAT AREA OF GETTING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONGER STORMS. THEN WE TRANSITION INTO JUST THE HIGH WINDS FOR TOMORROW. HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 A.M. UNTIL NOON MILWAUKEE WAUKESHA. SOUTHWARD 60 MILE PER HOUR WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. COULD BE SOME POWER OUTAGES. WIND ADVISORY FOR THE REST OF SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN UNTIL 5:00. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL REALLY, REALLY WARM. AMAZING. WAS ALMOST 80 DEGREES. IF YOU WERE INLAND. STILL WINDY AND IT’S GOING TO GET WINDIER AGAIN. GOING TILL 2 A.M. BE PREPARED FOR WARNINGS. STORMS WILL LIKELY WEAKEN AS THEY GET CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES. LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE JUST WAITING FOR THOSE STORMS TO ARRIVE. EVERYBODY IS QUIET RIGHT NOW. ALERT DAY FOR TOMORROW. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THEN WE GO FROM 60 SO THE TEMPERATURE WON’T BE BAD, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY WINDY AND 40. SO A 20 DEGREE TEMPERATURE DROP. SAINT PATRICK’S DAY LOOKS PRETTY GOOD WITH A HIGH OF 50 WARMING UP TO 62, AND EVEN WARMER INLAND. AND THEN WEDNESDAY IS AN INTERESTING DAY WITH RAIN LIKELY CHANGING TO SOME SNOW DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING AND A LITTLE MORE SNOW AS WE HEAD INTO THURSDAY. A LOT GOING ON. OF COURSE, THE MAIN FOCUS WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER. ABSOLUTELY. WE WANT EVERYONE SAFE
Wild Weekend Weather: High wind warning issued for Saturday morning
Wind advisory in effect for entire area all day Saturday
Updated: 2:44 AM CDT Mar 15, 2025
Interactive Radar | Weather Watch Map Room | Traffic Conditions | Power outagesThe daytime Friday was beautiful with highs in the 60s and 70s, but as expected, storms moved in around midnight going into Saturday. The storms developed around midnight, bringing rain and wind, and were moving out by 2 a.m. All watches and warnings had expired by 2:30 a.m. As of 2:35 a.m. Saturday, there were power outages across the area with the highest numbers in Jefferson and Waukesha counties. Kenosha, Walworth and Washington counties had more than 1,000 customers each without power. The rest of Saturday will be dry but very windy. If you are going to the St. Patrick’s Day parades in Milwaukee, hold on to your hats. A high wind warning has been issued for Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha counties from 7 a.m. until noon. Gusts of up to 60 mph are expected. There could be more power outages. A wind advisory is in effect for all of SE Wisconsin from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. with gusts up to 50 mph. High temperatures will be near 60, but the wind will keep it from feeling that warm, Baden said.Sunday will still be breezy but cooler with a high near 40.Monday and Tuesday are quiet with highs in the 50s. Top HeadlinesFeds: Milwaukee cop helped street gang target rivalsPostmaster general agrees to allow DOGE to work with US Postal Service, agrees to cut 10,100 workersBody found over weekend in Kenosha is that of missing womanWatch: Milwaukee mourns Junior Bridgeman: Bucks minority owner leaves powerful legacy
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The daytime Friday was beautiful with highs in the 60s and 70s, but as expected, storms moved in around midnight going into Saturday.
The storms developed around midnight, bringing rain and wind, and were moving out by 2 a.m.
All watches and warnings had expired by 2:30 a.m.
As of 2:35 a.m. Saturday, there were power outages across the area with the highest numbers in Jefferson and Waukesha counties. Kenosha, Walworth and Washington counties had more than 1,000 customers each without power.
The rest of Saturday will be dry but very windy. If you are going to the St. Patrick’s Day parades in Milwaukee, hold on to your hats.
A high wind warning has been issued for Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworth and Waukesha counties from 7 a.m. until noon. Gusts of up to 60 mph are expected.
There could be more power outages.
A wind advisory is in effect for all of SE Wisconsin from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. with gusts up to 50 mph.
High temperatures will be near 60, but the wind will keep it from feeling that warm, Baden said.
Sunday will still be breezy but cooler with a high near 40.
Monday and Tuesday are quiet with highs in the 50s.
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