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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Sunday June 17th, 2018 :: 04:07 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BAYFIELD...IRON...ASHLAND...NORTHEASTERN PRICE AND NORTH CENTRAL SAWYER COUNTIES... At 404 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Barksdale, to near Cable, moving east at 50 mph. These are very dangerous storms. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Turtle Flambeau Flowage, Ashland, Hurley, Mercer, Sanborn, Cable, Mellen, Barksdale, Drummond, Marengo, Butternut, Saxon, Gurney, Upson, Gile, Seeley, Benoit, Glidden, Clam Lake, and Odanah. A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for north central and northwestern Wisconsin. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...80MPH

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

Instructions:

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. If you are outdoors, seek shelter inside a sturdy building and away from windows. Indoors, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flood waters.

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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