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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Friday September 22nd, 2017 :: 10:28 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:15AM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southern Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northern Price County in north central Wisconsin... Northeastern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 1115 AM CDT

* At 1023 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northeast of Winter, or 17 miles east of Chippewa Flowage, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail...and 40 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Park Falls, Turtle Flambeau Flowage, Fifield, Butternut, Winter, Glidden, Clam Lake, New Post, Island Lake Iron County, Loretta, Ghost Lake, Butternut Lake, Blaisdell Lake, and Moose Lake Sawyer County. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...<50MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLAND ... IRON ... PRICE ... SAWYER

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle on flooded roadways.

Address/Location
Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
15880 E 5th St
Hayward, WI 54843

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-634-5213

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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