Wisconsin tornado, thunderstorm alerts expire Friday night
MILWAUKEE - The National Weather Service issued a series of severe weather alerts, including a tornado warning, for parts of southeast Wisconsin on Friday, July 11. All warnings and watches have now expired.
A tornado warning covered part of Jefferson County until 7:30 p.m., and a tornado watch expired for the county around 8:15 p.m. Tornado watches for Walworth and Waukesha counties expired around 8:40 p.m., while watches for Kenosha, Milwaukee and Racine counties expired just before 9:30 p.m.
A severe thunderstorm warning also covered portions of some areas – including Dodge, Jefferson, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties at times.
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