A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was issued by the National Weather Service around 2 PM this Wednesday, affecting Sheboygan and surrounding counties until 10 PM.
Isolated thunderstorms were popping up in central Wisconsin, with some reaching severe limits in Portage and Waupaca Counties by 2:45 PM. Those storms contained 60 mph wind gusts and quarter sized hail.
NWS Graphic
The pop-up nature of today’s storms can make for short warning, and so a watch was issued so as to raise awareness.
An Air Quality Alert for lakeshore counties from Sheboygan southward to the Illinois border was also issued from noon until 11 PM for elevated levels of ground-level ozone. As of 3 PM there was no significant pollution, but levels can change quickly, especially along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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