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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Monday August 27th, 2018 :: 07:17 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Eastern Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin... Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 745 PM CDT

* At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Weyerhaeuser, or 14 miles east of Rice Lake, moving northeast at 70 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and torrential rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near, Exeland around 715 PM CDT. Radisson and Couderay around 720 PM CDT. Winter and Chief Lake around 725 PM CDT. Chippewa Flowage around 730 PM CDT. New Post around 735 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Reserve, Northwoods Beach, Chief Lake, Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Edgewater, Totagatic Lake, Lost Land Lake, Little Sissabagama Lake, Grindstone Lake, and Deer Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHBURN, WI ... BAYFIELD, WI ... SAWYER, WI

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Duluth MN. 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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