Watchung officials are continuing cleanup and utility restoration after extreme weather from July 2 through July 6 caused downed trees, damaged utility poles, outages, road closures and localized internet problems.
Wheaton crews responded to flooding and fallen trees after July 27 storms. The National Weather Service later confirmed an EF-0 tornado in the city.
The National Weather Service is warning of overlapping severe weather hazards, including flooding, dangerous heat and critical fire weather, across several U.S. regions.
A National Weather Service report documents one tornado warning and two severe thunderstorm warnings during a severe-weather episode across parts of southern Wisconsin on Aug. 5–6, 2026.
