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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Friday June 15th, 2018 :: 04:19 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00AM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Western Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northeastern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 500 AM CDT

* At 414 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Clam Lake, or 23 miles northeast of Chippewa Flowage, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Turtle Flambeau Flowage, Chippewa Flowage, Hurley, Mellen, Butternut, Upson, Gile, Glidden, Clam Lake, Namekagon Lake, Namekagon, New Post, Montreal, Kimball, Morse, Pence, Gile Flowage, Ghost Lake, High Bridge, and Iron Belt. HAIL...1.75IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLAND ... BAYFIELD ... IRON ... 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.

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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