Severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Wisconsin

Severe thunderstorms with potential 60 mph wind gusts threaten Waukesha County. The National Weather Service issued the warning Monday at 1:02 p.m.The warning remains in effect until 1:45 p.m. The storms are moving east at 35 mph with hazards including potential damage to roofs, siding, and trees.Impacted areas include Waukesha, New Berlin, Brookfield, Muskego, Pewaukee, Hartland, Mukwonago, Delafield, Elm Grove, Wales, Wind Lake, Oconomowoc, Vernon, Ottawa, Dousman, North Prairie, Butler, Big Bend, Waterford North, and Eagle. The warning also covers Pewaukee Lake, Ottawa Lake Recreation Area, and Pinewoods Campground.12:20 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Jefferson County. It will remain in effect until 1:15 p.m.Severe thunderstorms were detected along a line from Cambridge to near Edgerton, moving east at 30 mph. The storms are capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts that could damage roofs, siding and trees.Areas under the warning include Whitewater, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Palmyra, Cambridge, Lake Ripley, Lake Koshkonong, Rome, Hebron, Sullivan, Busseyville, Helenville, and the National Weather Service office in Milwaukee/Sullivan.Officials recommend residents stay alert for potential tornadoes, which can form rapidly from severe thunderstorms. 12:20 p.m. A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of southeastern Wisconsin, with threats of damaging winds and possible tornadoes. The watch area covers Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Jefferson, Waukesha, Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Walworth and Rock counties until 6 p.m. Monday. A line of scattered showers and thunderstorms is moving eastward, extending into northern Illinois. The storm system, which formed around 10 a.m., is expected to reach Milwaukee around 2 p.m.NWS officials warn of scattered damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, with the possibility of tornadoes. A line of thunderstorms is developing along an outflow boundary from far south-central Wisconsin into west-central Illinois.11:42 a.m. Severe thunderstorms with potential for tornado development are threatening southeastern Dane County. The National Weather Service issued the warning Monday at 11:42 a.m., effective until 12:30 p.m.The storms were detected along a line from near Verona to Belleville, moving east at 35 mph with wind gusts up to 60 mph. Radar indicated the severe weather system could damage roofs, siding, and trees.The warning covers multiple cities including Madison, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Middleton, Stoughton, Verona, Oregon, McFarland, Monona, Edgerton, Marshall, Cottage Grove, Belleville, Deerfield, Shorewood Hills, Cambridge, Brooklyn, Maple Bluff, Lake Koshkonong, and Albion.10:25 a.m. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Lafayette and Iowa counties in south-central Wisconsin on Monday, effective until 11:30 a.m.A severe thunderstorm was detected near Darlington, moving east at 25 mph with wind gusts up to 60 mph. The storm system threatens damage to roofs, siding and trees.Areas under the warning include Darlington, Argyle, Blanchardville, Waldwick, Fayette, Lamont, Hollandale, Yellowstone Lake State Park, Calamine and Woodford.NWS officials warn that tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Residents are advised to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.If a tornado is spotted, people should immediately seek shelter in a basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.Top HeadlinesThieves break into evacuated Milwaukee apartment buildingDeadly motorcycle vs SUV crash shuts down I-43 south lanesRare subtropical bird discovered in WisconsinWATCH Travis Kelce talks cheese curds at Chiefs training camp