Tag Archives: National Weather Service

  • News snow-totals

    NWS reports snowfall totals in excess of 16″ in NW Wisconsin

    NORTHWESTERN WI (WITI) — Residents in northwestern Wisconsin continue to recover from a massive snowstorm that struck May 1-3, 2013….

  • News National Weather Service NWS

    NWS apologizes for tornado warning issued, it was to be ONLY A TEST

    MILWAUKEE (WITI) — The National Weather Service is apologizing for the confusion and inconvenience created after a tornado warning was…

  • News racine snow

    Officials encourage motorists to prepare for winter weather

    MILWAUKEE (WITI) — The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for most of southeast Wisconsin for most…

  • Weather Blog NWS Windchill Chart (400 px wide)

    Click & print a wind chill chart for use at home

    MILWAUKEE (WITI) — FOX6 News invites you to click and print off a copy of the National Weather Service (NWS)…

  • News west bend snow

    Snow and rainfall has not helped state get out of drought status

    MILWAUKEE — Snow that fell in the Milwaukee area on December 19th and 20th has improved drought conditions that began…

  • News 6-MoreDetails_400x225

    Lollapalooza suspended Saturday night due to severe weather threat

    (AP) CHICAGO — A powerful thunderstorm rumbled into downtown Chicago on Saturday, August 4th, forcing organizers to suspend the Lollapalooza…

  • News Sunset Pool in Elkhorn

    Sunset pool, public library in Elkhorn popular on a hot day

    ELKHORN — The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning for some southeastern Wisconsin inland counties, including Dodge, Jefferson…

  • News swimming

    Water is vital when dealing with extreme heat, humidity

    WAUKESHA — Temperatures in the 90s and heat indices in the 100s on Thursday, June 28th prompted the National Weather…

  • News Florida flooding

    Heavy rains flood Fla. homes; man drowns in Gulf

    PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Flood warnings stretched along the Gulf Coast from Florida’s Panhandle into Mississippi as locally heavy…

  • News Tornado

    How likely are tornadoes in Wisconsin?

    MILWAUKEE — Strong winds throughout southeastern Wisconsin prompted a wind advisory to be issued Monday, April 16th, but Wisconsin missed…

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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 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…