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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Monday August 27th, 2018 :: 07:47 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southeastern Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin... Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 830 PM CDT

* At 740 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles north of Drummond, to near Birchwood, moving east at 35 mph. Trained spotters reported trees down near Spooner around 705 PM CDT. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near, Drummond around 745 PM CDT. Ino around 750 PM CDT. Exeland and Benoit around 800 PM CDT. Sanborn around 810 PM CDT. Marengo around 820 PM CDT. Mellen around 830 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Connors Lake, Reserve, Northwoods Beach, Bad River Reservation, Edgewater, Little Sissabagama Lake, Deer Lake, Spider Lake In Sawyer County, Ojibwa, and Sissabagama Lake.

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

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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