522  
WWUS53 KMKX 022317 RRA  
SVSMKX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI  
617 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
WIC055-105-022345-  
/O.CON.KMKX.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260402T2345Z/  
ROCK WI-JEFFERSON WI-  
617 PM CDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EASTERN  
ROCK AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 616 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR JANESVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED PERSISTENT ROTATING WALL CLOUD  
AND A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR JANESVILLE.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
JANESVILLE, MILTON, AND LAKE KOSHKONONG AROUND 620 PM CDT.  
FORT ATKINSON AROUND 630 PM CDT.  
WHITEWATER AROUND 635 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
HANOVER AND LEYDEN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4285 8903 4285 8901 4287 8901 4293 8896  
4287 8872 4284 8876 4284 8877 4283 8878  
4256 8916 4263 8922  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 216DEG 34KT 4270 8908  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
PATTERSON  
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