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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1202 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
WIZ056-057-062>072-201415-
/O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.260220T1200Z-260220T2100Z/
SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-
GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KENOSHA, WAUKESHA, BRODHEAD, ARGYLE,
JEFFERSON, EAST TROY, SHULLSBURG, MINERAL POINT, PRAIRIE DU SAC,
WATERTOWN, ELKHORN, MILWAUKEE, BELOIT, BROOKFIELD, BELMONT,
REEDSBURG, LODI, WHITEWATER, DELAVAN, BENTON, LAKE GENEVA, FORT
ATKINSON, SAUK CITY, BARABOO, LAKE WISCONSIN, BLANCHARDVILLE,
MADISON, DODGEVILLE, RACINE, MENOMONEE FALLS, NEW BERLIN,
MUSKEGO, DARLINGTON, MONROE, COLUMBUS, JANESVILLE, BARNEVELD, AND
PORTAGE
1202 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS (AROUND 45 MPH) MAY
ONLY LAST A FEW HOURS OF THIS TIME WINDOW IN ANY GIVEN AREA, BUT
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL (PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE ADVISORY AREA), COULD FURTHER WORSEN TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND
INCREASE STRAIN ON TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SHEPPARD
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