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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:13 PM Aug. 9, 2026 – National Weather Service
IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE LAKE MCHENRY
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:13 PM Aug. 9, 2026 – National Weather Service
CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL LAKE MICHIGAN FROM SHEBOYGAN TO PORT WASHINGTON WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM PORT WASHINGTON TO NORTH POINT LIGHT WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM NORTH POINT LIGHT TO WIND POINT WI 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WIND POINT WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR IL 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL LAKE MICHIGAN FROM WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL 5NM OFFSHORE TO MID LAKE
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 3:57 PM Aug. 9, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Michigan nearshore and open waters to mid lake from Sheboygan WI to Winthrop Harbor IL... * Until 1230 PM CDT. * At 1056 AM CDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 nm west of Port Washington to 33 nm northwest of McHenry, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Port Washington Milwaukee Racine Kenosha. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...<.75IN; WIND...>34KTS
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