Concerts on the Square canceled due to weather

Area under severe thunderstorm watch

MADISON, Wis. — The Concert on the Square scheduled for Wednesday evening has been canceled due to the potential for severe weather.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch Wednesday for a number of Wisconsin counties.

The severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 8 p.m.

Wisconsin counties included in the watch are: Adams, Buffalo, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Monroe, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Trempealeau, Vernon and Walworth.

A severe thunderstorm watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce tornadoes.