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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Sunday June 17th, 2018 :: 12:38 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 09:00PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Southeastern Aitkin County in east central Minnesota... Pine County in east central Minnesota... Southwestern Carlton County in northeastern Minnesota... Southwestern Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southern Douglas County in northwestern Wisconsin... Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin... Burnett County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northwestern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 730 AM CDT Monday

* At 728 AM CDT, local law enforcement reported flooding from overnight thunderstorms continued. Between 2 and 12 inches of rain fell overnight across the warned area and that water will move through streams and tributaries into main stem rivers today. Expect flooding to continue as the surge of water moves downstream, including locations which did not receive much rain overnight.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Pine City, Spooner, Hayward, Hinckley, Sandstone, Rock Creek, Shell Lake, Grantsburg, Round Lake, Trego, Cable, Trade Lake, Siren, Wascott, Webster, Mahtowa, Barnum, Solon Springs, Minong, and Stone Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BAYFIELD ... SAWYER

Instructions:

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely.

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:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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