Full Notification

At 649 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles west of Mount Horeb to Dodgeville to near Mineral Point. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mount Horeb, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Darlington, Blanchardville, Barneveld, Blue Mounds, Ridgeway, Waldwick, Fayette, Hollandale, Calamine, Blue Mound St Park, Yellowstone Lake St Park, Mount Vernon, and Jonesdale. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 18 between mile markers 49 and 74. U.S. Highway 151 between mile markers 30 and 47.

* AFFECTED AREAS: IOWA ... DANE ... LAFAYETTE ... GREEN

Instructions:

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.