Severe thunderstorms no longer a threat for southern Wisconsin; quiet weather expected for remainder of week

Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Now that the threat for severe storms has ended across southern Wisconsin, quiet weather is expected for the remainder of the week.
Now that the threat for severe storms has ended across southern Wisconsin, quiet weather is expected for the remainder of the week.

Severe thunderstorms are no longer a threat to southern Wisconsin, the National Weather Service said on Monday afternoon.

Earlier Monday, southeast Wisconsin and the Milwaukee metro area were forecast to potentially see severe storms during the day as unstable, moisture-laden air was entrenched across the region, forecasters say.

The severe threat has moved into lower Michigan.

Severe storms caused tree damage in northern Illinois as storms moved through on Monday.

Far southern Wisconsin was under a slight risk -- level 2 out of 5 -- for severe thunderstorms on Monday. The threat for severe storms has passed, according to the National Weather Service.
Far southern Wisconsin was under a slight risk -- level 2 out of 5 -- for severe thunderstorms on Monday. The threat for severe storms has passed, according to the National Weather Service.

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The weather system associated with the storms in Illinois on Monday has packed more of a punch than forecasters were expecting, said Marcia Cronce, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sullivan.

"The past couple of days we have had plenty of surprises with storms. They definitely overproduced ..." Cronce said.

Thunderstorms were also causing air travel delays at a number of locations in the U.S. on Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Milwaukee weather radar

Much of southern Wisconsin was under a severe thunderstorm watch on Sunday after conditions in the afternoon quickly became ripe for severe storms.

Wind damage to trees was reported Sunday in Dane, Walworth and Green counties in southern Wisconsin.

Washburn, Sawyer and Douglas counties in northwest Wisconsin also reported tree damage on Sunday.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Severe thunderstorm threat ends for Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha