No tornadoes in Wisconsin so far

EF-3 tornado hits Stoughton, WI on August 18, 2005.

I really, really, REALLY, hope I’m not jinxing us by writing this blog post. In baseball it’s taboo to approach your pitcher who has a no hitter going and say “Hey you…

  • Weather Blog FOX6 Weather Storm Center team

    Meet the FOX6 Weather team, get a discount on a weather radio

    MILWAUKEE — As severe weather season ramps up in southeast Wisconsin, FOX6 is once again partnering with Midland Radio and…

  • Weather Blog 3 to 8 inches of snow fell in eastern Wisconsin on May 10, 1990

    How unusual was the May 10, 1990 snow storm?

    If you’re under the age of, oh let’s say 27ish, you probably think of the snow storm of May 10,…

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    Download the FREE FOX6 Storm Center app for Apple’s iPad

    MILWAUKEE — More and more of you are getting your weather information from one of Apple’s iPads. Well, the FOX6…

  • Weather Blog Humid goes with warm only when the dew point is high.

    Humidity can’t always tell you if it’s humid, but dewpoint can!

    We always seem to drop the first name of “relative humidity” to just plain old “humidity”. That doesn’t sound like…

  • Weather Blog Storm chasers clog the road in May 2010.

    Chasing tornadoes is best left for the experts

    In 1996 the movie “Twister” hit theaters. You’re probably familiar with it but if not I’ll give you the details….

  • Weather Blog Map of Tornado Alley and a map of what some would like the new Tornado Alley to look like.

    Is “Tornado Alley” getting bigger?

    When you think of “Tornado Alley” what image comes up? A grassy, flat landscape? A picture suitable for any postcard…

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    A NASA mission survives the budget cuts – is it important?

    I’ve always been a huge fan of astronomy. Going back to as far as I can remember, watching the stars…

  • Weather Blog EF-2 tornado lifting semi trailers into the air on April 3, 2012

    Severe weather season about to begin

    Nowhere on your desk calendar will it say “Severe Weather Season Begins Today”. But as our temps warm up, grass…

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    Do we need stronger tornado warning language?

    We are a storm chasing nation. Between The Weather Channel and Discovery Channel, a lot of people want to “Be…

  • Weather Blog This March will likely be the warmest ever for southeast Wisconsin.

    March 2012: One for the record books

    I love it when March does its best impression of April. For a week long-stretch in the middle of the…

  • Weather Blog Exciting radar upgrade

    Radar update brings new eye to the sky

    These are exciting times in weather technology. The latest wave of cool stuff is called dual polarization radar and it…

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    How far inland is “inland”?

    It is a familiar refrain from forecasters in spring and early summer: “cooler near the lake”, or “warmer inland”. Either…