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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:13 PM Aug. 9, 2026 – National Weather Service
IL . ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE LAKE MCHENRY
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 5:13 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: 4:57 PM Aug. 9, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT... For the following areas... Lake Michigan nearshore and open waters to mid lake from Sheboygan WI to Winthrop Harbor IL... At 1156 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 16 nm east of Port Washington to near Pleasant Prairie, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Locations impacted include... East southeast of Port Washington North Point Lighthouse and eastward Racine Kenosha. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. && WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE; HAIL...<.75IN; WIND...40KTS
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