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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Heavy Rain with Possible Flooding into this Weekend

Hot temperatures and high humidity are forecast to continue across much of northeast Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley into this weekend with heat advisories in effect. Heavy to excessive rainfall occurring at times through Saturday could bring areas of flooding across parts of the central Plains into the upper Midwest/Great Lakes, and Four Corners states. Read More >

Overview

Several severe thunderstorms affected southeast and far south central Wisconsin Tuesday afternoon and early evening.  The thunderstorms formed along a cold front which moved through southern Wisconsin.  Ahead of the cold front, the atmosphere become warm and unstable.  Temperatures rose into the 70s Tuesday afternoon as dewpoints neared 60.  

The severe thunderstorms deposited large hail just south and west of Monroe, and also in the Jackson, Cedarburg and Saukville areas.  

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