Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management

Milwaukee County Office of Emergency Management Welcome to Milwaukee County OEM's official FB page! Your source for emergency preparedness updates and resources.

Serving our communities with safety and resilience. 🚨🚒

Shares and likes do not constitute endorsement or statement of policy. OEM is in the business of urban resiliency: the protection of lives and property through exacting communications to decision-makers and through the total coordination of resources, on-location and on-time. OEM strives for a 'whole community' approach, meaning colla

borative stewardship in government and in private entities, thereby allowing civic society to bounce back from the shocks of our increasingly complex culture.

08/11/2026

REMINDER: Milwaukee County will test all outdoor warning sirens tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12, at noon as part of our routine monthly testing.

In the event of severe, or potentially severe weather, we will cancel the test and post a notification on this page by 11am tomorrow.

08/11/2026

10am Update: Long flash lightning potential across southern Wisconsin through the rest of this morning. While it may not look like much on radar, anywhere in the 'green to red' has the potential for infrequent, intense lightning strikes. Please stay indoors until this passes.

08/11/2026

A line of strong to severe storms is moving eastward across far southern WI this morning. Damaging winds and heavy rain are the main concerns, along with frequent lightning. Have multiple ways to receive warning information and heed alerts!

08/11/2026
08/10/2026

Storms are expected to roll across southern WI and northern IL Tuesday morning. They should arrive between 8 AM and Noon and exit by mid to late afternoon. Frequent lightning, heavy rain and gusty winds are the main threats. Once those storms clear, the chance for additional storms is 15%.

08/09/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch for SE Wisconsin until 2pm today.

08/09/2026

As thunderstorms move across the state today, keep safety in mind if there is heavy rainfall.⛈️

⚠️ Never drive through flooded streets. Turn around don't drown.

08/09/2026

11am Weather Update: Line of storms moving through southeast Wisconsin are producing torrential rainfall and frequent lightning. Gusty winds of 30-60mph will be possible as these storms move through.

08/09/2026

9am Update: Storms in central Wisconsin are forecast to track to the southeast across central and southern Wisconsin this morning. Torrential rainfall and frequent lightning are the main hazards, but can't rule out some brief large hail and gusty winds.

If you can hear thunder while you're outside, you're close enough to be struck by lightning. Seek shelter until the storm has passed and you can no longer hear the thunder.

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633 W. Wisconsin Avenue , Suite 700
Milwaukee, WI
53203

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+14142267302

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