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Severe Weather Possible Once Again - Tornado Watch Now In Effect
A Tornado Watch has again been issued by the National Weather Service. The latest advisory covers Sheboygan and all surrounding counties, and extends southward to Illinois and westward to Minnesota and Iowa, and will be in effect until 10 PM tonight. The watch is the latest outcome of a series of storms triggered by ...
1h ago

Flood Warning Issued for Sheboygan River
Recent rains have swollen the Sheboygan River, overflowing its banks and prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Flood Warning to be in effect until early Friday morning. The river gauge at Esslingen Park reached "Minor" flood stage of 8 feet by 11:30 this Tuesday morning, and was expected to peak a...
1h ago

Howards Grove High Student Scores Silver Medal in Skills USA State Competition
A Howards Grove High School Student has won a silver medal in the Wisconsin Skills USA Competition held recently in Madison. Shalia Randall was awarded a silver in Barbering at the high school level. The Gold was awarded to Bryan Cuahuizo Gutierrez of Madison La Follette High School. More than 1,750 middle, high schoo...
1h ago

Overnight Storms Rumble and Rain, No Local Damages Reported but More Storms to Come
by Kevin Zimmermann Severe thunderstorms rolled through Sheboygan County and the surrounding area overnight with heavy rain, but Sauk, Columbia and Jefferson Counties reported most of the damage with roof collapses and large trees downed. Closer to home, a barn containing 30-40 cattle collapsed near Rosendale in Fond ...
11h ago

Latest from NWS: Several Days of Heightened Attention Are At Hand
Multiple rounds of storms are expected to affect the Sheboygan area now through Wednesday, carrying with them threats of heavy rain, large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. A flood watch was already in effect between 4 PM Monday and 7 AM on Tuesday, with overnight rain rates of 1/2-1" per hour common w...
Apr 13, 2026



