Saturday afternoon update: Flood Watch in place for late Saturday afternoon until early Sunday afternoon
4:15pm update:
Severe thunderstorm watch has been extended for all counties in SE WI. Main impacts still remain hail ranging from 0.5"-1.25" with wind gusts up to 60 mph. A flood watch remains in effect through tomorrow morning, as well as a flood warning for the Fox River in Waukesha County until tomorrow at 1pm.
3:00pm Update:
Severe thunderstorm watch has now been issued for all of our counties as far north as Fond du Lac until 7pm with a second line of showers and thunderstorms now rolling in through Central WI. Be prepared for heavy downpours, frequent lightning, large hail, and winds to 60 mph. Only counties not in this warning are Sheboygan, Ozaukee, and Washington counties. All counties still remain in a flood watch.
2:00 PM Update on Saturday, August 16th...
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect until 7 PM for basically the southern half of the viewing area into northern Illinois. This is on top of a Flood Watch going into effect at 4 PM and lasting into early Sunday afternoon. Look for gusty storms to fire and come our way the next few hours from the northwest. Stay tuned to CBS 58 for the latest info.
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12:30 PM Update on Saturday, August 16th...
Some changes with the forecast to make you aware of as we proceed through Saturday afternoon/evening/night. A Flood Watch is in place from 4 PM Saturday until 1 PM Sunday for the entire area. Several inches of rain, some heavy, are possible. The southern half of the viewing area is also in a slight risk (category 2 of 5) through Saturday. Large hail, damaging wind, and heavy rain are all possible. Stay tuned to CBS 58 on air and online for the latest weather information.
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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58)--I hope history doesn't repeat itself again. But we could run the risk of heavier rain and storms into Saturday night. Just like one week ago. But I'm hopeful the rainfall won't be nearly as steady and heavy. Perhaps an inch if not a bit more. Anything over two inches would aggravate the current river flooding situation. In fact, there's only one River Flood Warning. This is in Waukesha on the Fox River. It's expected to fall below flood stage into Sunday morning. Good news. There's also a Flood Watch until the middle of the week on the Fox River around New Munster in Kenosha County.
Once we get into the middle of the week, high pressure takes over for at least a few days. Look for lots of 70s and 80s. Humidity should be in check then as well.
One other piece of news. Saturday's sunrise was the last pre-6 AM sunrise we'll see until April 22nd, 250 days away.
