The Latest from Storm Team 5…
2PM UPDATE: The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH for all of northeast Wisconsin until 9pm this evening. Main impacts continue to be hail around 1″ in diameter, torrential downpours and winds around 60mph. Have a way to receive weather warnings.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING has also issued for Waupaca and Shawano counties until 5:45pm. This storm has dropped 2″ of rain in Clintonville, and reports are that a small stream is overflowing in Shawano county.
A FLOOD ADVISORY has been issued for Shawano, Brown, Kewaunee Waupaca, Winnebago and Outagamie counties until 6:30pm. Minor flooding to poor drainage spots is possible.
Also, An AIR QUALITY ALERT has been issued for our lakeshore counties until 11pm for elevated levels of ozone mixing down to the surface causing breathing impacts for those sensitive groups.
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A cluster of showers and storms are moving through the area this morning. None of those are severe, but a few have been seen containing downpours and cloud to ground lightning.
This round will exit mid morning, leading to a mixture of sun & clouds. High temperatures today will warm into the middle and upper 80s, lower 80s lakeside. Plan on it being muggy once again.
Later this afternoon and evening, we will be watching for more scattered showers and storms to move in along a cold front. While widespread severe weather is not expected, a storm or two could be strong to borderline severe with gusty winds, downpours and hail being the main impacts there.
Rainfall amounts 0.25-0.75″, would not be surprised if some isolated locations get around 1″ of rain.
Monday, expect partly to mostly cloudy skies with a chance of some mid day and evening t-storms. Highs will be in the upper 70s and low to mid 80s with dew points on the uncomfortable side in the low to mid 60s.
This warm and muggy trend will continue for the rest of the week. Watching for a few rain and storm chances, even on the 4th, but no day is looking like a washout.
