An outdoor severe weather emergency alarm in northeast Indiana was set off, even though there wasn’t any severe weather occurring or forecast anywhere for hundreds of miles.
Lake Geneva, WI
Right Now
79°
Partly Cloudy
- Humidity: 69%
- Feels Like: 83°
- Heat Index: 83°
- Wind: 7 mph
- Wind Chill: 79°
- UV Index: 0 Low
- Sunrise: 05:51:59 AM
- Sunset: 08:06:19 PM
- Dew Point: 69°
- Visibility: 10 mi
Today
Thunderstorms, some locally heavy early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 64F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Tonight
Thunderstorms, some locally heavy early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 64F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Tomorrow
Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 81F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
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- Jeff Richgels
Monday’s severe storms delivered much-needed rain to much of eastern Wisconsin, but did nothing to ease a growing drought for much of the rest of the state.
- milanadone
Hail is considered severe when it reaches at least one inch in diameter.
- brosenzweig
Thousands of We Energies customers in Kenosha County remained without power service Tuesday morning following Monday's severe thunderstorms.
- Janet Loehrke, Karina Zaiets and Ramon Padilla USA Today
Dangerously hot conditions will move west across the U.S. this week with temperatures surging to triple digits and an increased risk of wildfires and their accompanying toxic smoke.
- Niket Nishant, Ashitha Shivaprasad and Manya Saini Reuters
Combined with higher home values and reconstruction costs, coastal expansion means that even a relatively quiet hurricane season can produce severe losses.
- Steve Ackerman and Jonathan Martin
Using NASA satellites over the 21-year data span from Jan. 1, 2003, to Nov. 30, 2023, researchers found that extreme wildfires have become more frequent, more intense and larger.
- STATE JOURNAL
Experts say healthy people should not be harmed by short-term smoke exposure, but encouraged people to stay inside when at all possible.
- ZOEY THOMAS
As air quality in Madison hits historically unhealthy levels, respiratory-related concerns presenting at UW Health emergency departments have doubled from five to 10.
- Jeff Richgels
By mid-day Thursday all but far southwest Wisconsin was under a "hazardous" advisory, the worst level.
- NOE GOLDHABER
Construction workers face some of the highest risks while working in the heat.
The heat wave is forecast to peak by Wednesday as wildfire smoke spreads from north to south across the state.
- ryan.patterson
Children and families swam, splashed and played on a sweltering afternoon Tuesday at the S.C. Johnson Community Aquatic Center at Pritchard Park.