Milwaukee County tornado sirens, upgrade to how alerts are sounded

Milwaukee County officials said new technology will improve its tornado sirens, providing a major upgrade to how it sounds emergency alerts.

Weather webcast with meteorologist Lisa Michaels
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Clouds in the morning that will decrease on Saturday. Partly sunny skies by the afternoon with highs in the low 60s inland to upper 50s near the lake. The forecast on Sunday is similar with mostly sunny skies. Highs in the low 60s inland to upper 50s near the lake

Milwaukee Weather: Decreasing clouds, mild temps but cooler near the lake

Clouds in the morning that will decrease on Saturday. Partly sunny skies by the afternoon with highs in the low 60s inland to upper 50s near the lake.

Weather Webcast with Holly Baker
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A high pressure system keeps SE Wisconsin dry over the weekend.

Weather webcast with Rob Haswell
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 A few more storms rolling through early Friday morning but things are trending downward as they move into a less favorable environment.

Weather webcast with Rob Haswell
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A few more storms rolling through early Friday morning but things are trending downward as they move into a less favorable environment.

Milwaukee Weather: Early showers Friday, cooler weekend

A few more storms rolling through early Friday morning but things are trending downward as they move into a less favorable environment.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Showers and t-storms moving in after midnight. Widespread severe weather and widespread flooding IS NOT expected. However, a few strong cells with wind/hail can't be ruled out and roughly 0.25" of rain or less is expected. This line to our west will weaken as it heads east overnight.

Milwaukee Weather: Non-severe storms overnight, blustery on Friday

Showers and t-storms moving in after midnight. Widespread severe weather and widespread flooding IS NOT expected. However, a few strong cells with wind/hail can't be ruled out and roughly 0.25" of rain or less is expected. This line to our west will weaken as it heads east overnight.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Increasing clouds tonight with showers and t-storms moving in after midnight. Widespread severe weather and widespread flooding IS NOT expected. However, a few strong cells with wind/hail can't be ruled out and roughly 0.25" of rain or less is expected. This line to our west will weaken as it heads east overnight.

Wisconsin DNR: Fire danger high, very high across state Thursday

The Wisconsin DNR has asked the public to avoid outdoor burning with fire danger considered "high" or "very high" across the entire state Thursday.

Weather webcast with Holly Baker
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A cold front moving through Wisconsin will bring a round of showers and thunderstorms late Thursday night into Friday, with the greatest intensity across western parts of the state.

Weather webcast with Rob Haswell
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A cold front moving through Wisconsin will bring a round of showers and thunderstorms late Thursday night into Friday, with the greatest intensity across western parts of the state.

Weather Webcast with Chief Meteorologist Tom Wachs
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Mostly clear overnight with temperatures settling in the 40s. A warm front moves through on Thursday morning. Partly sunny with a high around 80 inland, mid-70s near the lake.

Milwaukee area flooding; major projects planned to increase water storage

The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is fast-tracking flood control projects after major storms, aiming to store more water in parks and nearly double capacity, though work will take years.

MMSD flood management improvement projects
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A Milwaukee fire truck was destroyed in a crash with a suspected drunk driver on Wednesday, as Chief Aaron Lipski says the loss adds urgency to replacing the department’s aging fleet.