Full Notification

At 729 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mount Horeb to near Blanchardville to 6 miles north of Shullsburg. Movement was southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Western Madison, Fitchburg, Middleton, Verona, McFarland, Mount Horeb, Darlington, Cross Plains, Belleville, New Glarus, Shullsburg, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Wiota, Fayette, Lamont, Hollandale, Gratiot, and Calamine. This includes the following highways... U.S. Highway 18 between mile markers 65 and 84. U.S. Highway 12 between mile markers 252 and 262.

* 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.