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Severe storms hit southeast Wisconsin Tuesday evening

Tornado Watch in effect for all of southeast Wisconsin
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MILWAUKEE — Storms are rolling through southeast Wisconsin Tuesday evening, with the potential for all types of severe weather, according to Storm Team 4.

Storms closest to the frontal boundary may begin to rotate and become tornadic. We're expecting the worst of the severe weather to occur before 10 p.m. Tuesday.

TMJ4 News is monitoring updates from across the region and will update this post with information as it comes in.

Make sure to bookmark this link and check back often throughout the night.

Latest updates:

9:14 p.m. — Bayside police are blocking off Santa Monica Road from Regent Road.

8:55 p.m. — Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is asking drivers to slow down and use caution when they see emergency lights. Deputies are blocking flooded lanes and clearing clogged gutters, and are reporting that drivers are flying past.

8:51 p.m. — Five cars have now gotten stuck in flooding at 97th and Hampton.

7:26 p.m. — West Fairy Chasm Road in the Village of Bayside is closed between Port Washington Road and Iroquois due to an electrical fire and downed wire.

7:25 p.m. — Ozaukee County Emergency Management is reporting a flooded road and intersections at Mequon Road from Wauwatosa Road to East of I-43.

7:17 p.m. — A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Dodge Counties until 10:15PM. Do not drive through flooded waters. Seek higher ground if flooding is occurring in your area.

7:15 p.m. — Teri in Oconomowoc sent us this video of a trampoline blowing down her street and crashing into a car. Watch below:

6:36 p.m. — A Tornado Warning has been issued for northern Milwaukee County until 7:15 p.m.

"This dangerous storm will be near... Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, Brown Deer, Elm Grove, Glendale, and River Hills around 640 PM CDT. Whitefish Bay, Fox Point, and Bayside around 645 PM CDT," the National Weather Service says.

6:32 p.m. — There is a radar-confirmed tornado near Sussex right now, according to the National Weather Service. Seek shelter immediately.

4:13 p.m. — All Milwaukee Public Schools after-school recreation and other programs have been canceled today due to weather, the district announced on Facebook.

"Camps, Community Learning Centers (CLCs), and Safe Places will remain open for students, but families are encouraged to pick up their students early. Schools will dismiss students at the regular time," the district's post says.


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