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Tornado watch issued for S. Wis.

A tornado watch has been issued for much of southern Wisconsin. The watch continues until 3 a.m.

From the National Weather Service Web site:

TORNADO WATCH 482 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

WISCONSIN COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE:

COLUMBIA CRAWFORD DANE DODGE FOND DU LAC GRANT GREEN GREEN LAKE IOWA JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE MARQUETTE RICHLAND ROCK SAUK WALWORTH

Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 645 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-080130- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 645 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...TORNADO WATCH 478 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT...

AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS SEVERAL CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM MILWAUKEE TO WAUKESHA. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN. THE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AROUND 30 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN IN THE MILWAUKEE...RACINE AND WAUKESHA AREA THIS EVENING.

ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS APPROACHING SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN FROM THE WEST. THESE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER THIS EVENING.

THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOES.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. ALL PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. BE READY TO TAKE QUICK ACTION WHEN A WARNING IS ISSUED.

$$ TZ

Hazardous Weather Outlook HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 555 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-081215- MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- 555 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

THE FOX RIVER AT NEW MUNSTER WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT TONIGHT OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF RIVERS...STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS.

A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE FOX RIVER AT NEW MUNSTER WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

$$

Flash Flood Watch FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 539 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING DUE TO EXPECTED HEAVY RAINS...

.A VERY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL LINGER IN THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INTERACT WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM IN THIS AIRMASS AND PRODUCE POTENTIALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AT TIMES. SATURATED GROUND FROM EARLIER RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE RAPIDLY FROM ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. IN ADDITION...URBAN AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING WITH THE STRONGER STORMS OR A SERIES OF REPEATING THUNDERSTORMS.

WIZ056-062>072-080645- /O.CON.KMKX.FF.A.0001.080608T0000Z-080609T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SAUK-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARABOO...DODGEVILLE...MADISON... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE... DARLINGTON...MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 539 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

• PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN... DANE...GREEN...IOWA...LAFAYETTE...ROCK AND SAUK. IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...JEFFERSON...KENOSHA...MILWAUKEE...RACINE... WALWORTH AND WAUKESHA.

• THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING

• A ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON HAS DEPOSITED BETWEEN BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES OF RAIN. MORE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN IOWA...SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN ARE FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER TONIGHT. THESE STORMS AND SEVERAL OTHER SERIES OF STORMS WILL INTERACT WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS AND PRODUCE POTENTIALLY TORRENTIAL RAINFALL AT TIMES.

• ANY ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE RAPIDLY. IN ADDITION...URBAN AREAS MAY SEE FLASH FLOODING WITH THE STRONGER STORMS OR A SERIES OF REPEATING THUNDERSTORMS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN RAPID FLOODING OF CREEKS... STREAMS... RIVERS...AND URBAN AREAS IS POSSIBLE. FLASH FLOODING CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.